Winery Carrol Boyes - Collection Cape Blend

Winery Carrol BoyesCollection Cape Blend

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Collection Cape Blend of Winery Carrol Boyes is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Pinotage 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 Collection Cape Blend from the Winery Carrol Boyes

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Collection Cape Blend of Winery Carrol Boyes 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 Collection Cape Blend of Winery Carrol Boyes in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Carrol Boyes's Collection Cape Blend.

Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
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

Collection Cape Blend - 2013
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Collection Cape Blend - 2012
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Collection Cape Blend from Winery Carrol Boyes are 2012, 2013

Informations about the Winery Carrol Boyes

The winery offers 13 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Carrol Boyes is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 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 7500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 2500 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 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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