Winery Boplaas - The Portuguese Connection Red Blend

Winery BoplaasThe Portuguese Connection Red Blend

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The The Portuguese Connection Red Blend of Winery Boplaas is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Tinta Barroca and the Touriga nacional.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the The Portuguese Connection Red Blend of Winery Boplaas in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Boplaas's The Portuguese Connection Red Blend.

Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

The Portuguese Connection Red Blend - 2017
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
The Portuguese Connection Red Blend - 2015
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
The Portuguese Connection Red Blend - 2014
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
The Portuguese Connection Red Blend - 2013
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
The Portuguese Connection Red Blend - 2012
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.111100
The Portuguese Connection Red Blend - 2011
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of The Portuguese Connection Red Blend from Winery Boplaas are 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2011.

Informations about the Winery Boplaas

The winery offers 67 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Boplaas is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 65 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 5500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 5500 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Western Cape

The Western Cape is home to the vast majority of the South African wine industry, and the country's two most famous wine regions, Stellenbosch and Paarl. The city of Cape Town serves as the epicenter of the Cape Winelands, a mountainous, biologically diverse area in the south-western corner of the African continent. A wide variety of wines are produced here. Wines from the Shiraz and Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

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