Winery Charles BackPrivate Collection Back's Blend
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Tannat and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Private Collection Back's Blend of Winery Charles Back in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Private Collection Back's Blend
Pairings that work perfectly with Private Collection Back's Blend
Original food and wine pairings with Private Collection Back's Blend
The Private Collection Back's Blend of Winery Charles Back matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tagliata with truffle oil, mouse of lamb with thyme or cassoulet of yesteryear.
Details and technical informations about Winery Charles Back's Private Collection Back's Blend.
Discover the grape variety: Tannat
Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Private Collection Back's Blend from Winery Charles Back are 2014, 0
Informations about the Winery Charles Back
The Winery Charles Back is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Maceration
Prolonged contact and exchange between the juice and the grape solids, especially the skin. Not to be confused with the time of fermentation, which follows maceration. The juice becomes loaded with colouring matter and tannins, and acquires aromas. For a rosé, the maceration is short so that the colour does not "rise" too much. For white wines too, a "pellicular maceration" can be practised, which allows the wine to acquire more fat.
