Winery Cape DiamondCape Elephant Ruby Cabernet
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Cape Elephant Ruby Cabernet of the Winery Cape Diamond is in the top 40 of wines of Olifants River.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cape Elephant Ruby Cabernet of Winery Cape Diamond in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of oak.
Details and technical informations about Winery Cape Diamond's Cape Elephant Ruby Cabernet.
Discover the grape variety: Ruby-cabernet
Intraspecific crossing carried out in 1936 by Doctor Harold Paul Olmo of the University of California in Davis (United States) between the carignan and the cabernet-sauvignon. The first plantings were made in 1948 in the United States (California). Today, it is less and less multiplied, but it can still be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Yugoslavia, the United States, etc. In France, it is almost unknown.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cape Elephant Ruby Cabernet from Winery Cape Diamond are 2016, 2013, 2017, 2010 and 2009.
Informations about the Winery Cape Diamond
The Winery Cape Diamond is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Olifants River to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Olifants River
Western Cape region (South Africa) north of the Cape along the Olifants River, hot arid climate tempered by Atlantic breezes. Chenin Blanc is the signature white king: ample and fruity with yellow apple, pear, melon, honey and tropical touches, fresh acidity preserved by altitude (Citrusdal Mountain). Herbaceous Sauvignon Blanc and lively Colombard in coastal zones. Sun-drenched Shiraz and dense Cabernet Sauvignon in highland reds.
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: Baco 22A
A white grape variety resulting from the hybridization of the folle blanche and the noah. It is the only hybrid to remain authorized in a French appellation vineyard, that of Armagnac, where it thrives in particular on the tawny sands of Bas-Armagnac. When distilled, its wine produces round, smooth and aromatic eaux-de-vie with hints of ripe fruit.
