Winery Cape Elevation - The Compass Merlot - Cabernet Franc

Winery Cape ElevationThe Compass Merlot - Cabernet Franc

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Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The The Compass Merlot - Cabernet Franc of Winery Cape Elevation is a red wine from the region of Cape South Coast of Western Cape.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet franc and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the The Compass Merlot - Cabernet Franc from the Winery Cape Elevation

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the The Compass Merlot - Cabernet Franc of Winery Cape Elevation in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Winery Cape Elevation's The Compass Merlot - Cabernet Franc.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

The Compass Merlot - Cabernet Franc - 2016
In the top 100 of of Cape South Coast wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of The Compass Merlot - Cabernet Franc from Winery Cape Elevation are 2016

Informations about the Winery Cape Elevation

The winery offers 3 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Cape South Coast in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Cape Elevation is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Cape South Coast to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 10000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 550 of of Cape South Coast wines
In the top 250000 of red wines
In the top 400000 wines of the world

The wine region of Cape South Coast

The wine region of Cape South Coast is located in the region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Alheit Vineyards or the Domaine Lismore produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cape South Coast are Chardonnay, Merlot and Viognier, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cape South Coast often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, black currant or honey and sometimes also flavors of cedar, oil or black fruit.


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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