Winery BoplaasThe Chocolate Cape Vintage Port
Natural sweet wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Tinta Barroca and the Touriga nacional.
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the The Chocolate Cape Vintage Port of Winery Boplaas in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with The Chocolate Cape Vintage Port
Pairings that work perfectly with The Chocolate Cape Vintage Port
Original food and wine pairings with The Chocolate Cape Vintage Port
The The Chocolate Cape Vintage Port of Winery Boplaas matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of chinese noodles with beef or auvergne fondue with ceps.
Details and technical informations about Winery Boplaas's The Chocolate Cape Vintage Port.
Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca
Intensely coloured, warm reds, sun-drenched with generous alcohol, with aromas of red and black candied fruits, plum, gentle spices and cocoa notes. Ripe tannins and a broad palate. Traditional partner of touriga nacional and touriga franca in the blends of great Port wines (especially Tawny and Ruby) and modern dry Douro DOC. Native Portuguese variety from the Douro and Trás-os-Montes.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of The Chocolate Cape Vintage Port from Winery Boplaas are 2008, 2013, 2016, 0 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Boplaas
The Winery Boplaas is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 65 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Western Cape
Cradle of South African wine. Signature Chenin Blanc (Steen, 20%) in ample, fresh whites with notes of quince, yellow apple, honey and acacia flower, from crisp dry to sweet. Sharp, iodised Sauvignon Blanc (Walker Bay, Constantia), balanced Chardonnay. Reds: emblematic Pinotage with roasted aromas (coffee, plum, smoke), firm Cabernet Sauvignon, spicy Syrah.
The word of the wine: Cuvée prestige (champagne)
Vintage or not, it is composed of a selection of terroirs and generally comes from the first press after eliminating the very first juices that come out of the press. The best known? Dom Pérignon, Cristal de Roederer, Grand Siècle de Laurent-Perrie, Louise at Pommery. In fact, all the houses and most of the independent winegrowers have their own prestige cuvee.
