The Winery Darling Cellars of Darling of Western Cape

Winery Darling Cellars - Chocoholic Pinotage
The winery offers 114 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 7 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Darling in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Darling Cellars is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 114 wines for sale in of Darling to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Darling Cellars wines

Looking for the best Winery Darling Cellars wines in Darling among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Darling Cellars wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Darling Cellars wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Darling Cellars

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Darling Cellars

How Winery Darling Cellars wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of beef pot-au-feu, boar in civet or hawaiian pizza.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Darling Cellars

On the nose the red wine of Winery Darling Cellars. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, earth or prune and sometimes also flavors of cinnamon, cheese or thyme. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Darling Cellars. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Darling Cellars

  • 2005With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.59/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.58/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Darling Cellars.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinotage
  • Merlot
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre

Discovering the wine region of Darling

The wine region of Darling is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Groote Post or the Domaine Groote Post produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Darling are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Darling often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, dark fruit or apples and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, dried fruit or mulberry.

In the mouth of Darling is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 40 estates and châteaux in the of Darling, producing 219 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Darling go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts.

The top white wines of Winery Darling Cellars

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Darling Cellars

How Winery Darling Cellars wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of quick paella, marinade for chicken brochettes or back of cod, beurre blanc with tarragon.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Darling Cellars

On the nose the white wine of Winery Darling Cellars. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Darling Cellars. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Darling Cellars

  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.59/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.49/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.49/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Darling Cellars.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Bukettraube
  • Riesling
  • Sémillon

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Darling Cellars

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Darling Cellars

How Winery Darling Cellars wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pasta "carbonara" à la française, chinchards with white wine and grapes or vegan leek and tofu quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Darling Cellars

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Darling Cellars. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Darling Cellars

  • 2016With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.45/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Darling Cellars.

  • Chardonnay
  • Grenache
  • Chenin Blanc

The word of the wine: Deposit

Solid particles that can naturally coat the bottom of a bottle of wine. It is rather a guarantee that the wine has not been mistreated: in fact, to avoid the natural deposit, rather violent processes of filtration or cold passage (- 7 or - 8 °C) are used in order to precipitate the tartar (the small white crystals that some people confuse with crystallized sugar: just taste to dissuade you from it)

The top pink wines of Winery Darling Cellars

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Darling Cellars

How Winery Darling Cellars wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of beef with panang curry (red curry), roast pork confit or hawaiian pizza.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Darling Cellars

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Darling Cellars. often reveals types of flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Darling Cellars

  • 2020With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.48/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Darling Cellars.

  • Merlot
  • Pinotage
  • Grenache
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top sweet wines of Winery Darling Cellars

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Darling Cellars

How Winery Darling Cellars wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison), poultry or pork such as recipes of rabbit in sauce, veal head with vinaigrette or baeckeoffe.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Darling Cellars

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Darling Cellars. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, earth.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Darling Cellars

  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Darling Cellars.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Riesling
  • Bukettraube
  • Pinotage
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The word of the wine: Grafting

A method used since the phylloxera crisis, consisting of fixing a graft of local origin on a rootstock resistant to phylloxera.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Darling Cellars

Planning a wine route in the of Darling? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Darling Cellars.

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.

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The word of the wine: Deposit

Solid particles that can naturally coat the bottom of a bottle of wine. It is rather a guarantee that the wine has not been mistreated: in fact, to avoid the natural deposit, rather violent processes of filtration or cold passage (- 7 or - 8 °C) are used in order to precipitate the tartar (the small white crystals that some people confuse with crystallized sugar: just taste to dissuade you from it)