Winery Cape Heights - Cabernet Sauvignon

Winery Cape Heights Cabernet Sauvignon

3.3
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Cape Heights is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Cabernet Sauvignon.
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 lamb.

Taste structure of the Cabernet Sauvignon from the Winery Cape Heights

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Cape Heights in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Cape Heights in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Cape Heights's Cabernet Sauvignon.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
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

Cabernet Sauvignon - 2018
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.3 1 1 1 0 0
Cabernet Sauvignon - 2017
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.4 1 1 1 0 0
Cabernet Sauvignon - 2016
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.2 1 1 1 0 0
Cabernet Sauvignon - 2015
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.4 1 1 1 0 0
Cabernet Sauvignon - 2014
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.5 1 1 1 0.5 0
Cabernet Sauvignon - 2013
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.5 1 1 1 0.5 0
Cabernet Sauvignon - 2012
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 2.8 1 1 0.5 0 0

The best vintages of Cabernet Sauvignon from Winery Cape Heights are 2014, 2013, 2017, 2015 and 2018.

Informations about the Winery Cape Heights

The winery offers 16 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
This winery is part of the Boutinot.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Cape Heights is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 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 6000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 6000 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 Grape/Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

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The word of the wine: SR

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