Winery Darling CellarsBlack Granite Shiraz Reserve
Red wine
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).
The Black Granite Shiraz Reserve of the Winery Darling Cellars is in the top 40 of wines of Darling.
Taste structure of the Black Granite Shiraz Reserve from the Winery Darling Cellars
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Black Granite Shiraz Reserve of Winery Darling Cellars 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 Black Granite Shiraz Reserve of Winery Darling Cellars in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Black Granite Shiraz Reserve
Pairings that work perfectly with Black Granite Shiraz Reserve
Original food and wine pairings with Black Granite Shiraz Reserve
The Black Granite Shiraz Reserve of Winery Darling Cellars matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of authentic bolognese sauce (ragù di carne), crusted lamb fillets with sweet spices or duck legs with green olives.
Details and technical informations about Winery Darling Cellars's Black Granite Shiraz Reserve.
Discover the grape variety: Douce noire
The douce noire, as its name indicates, is a black grape variety. It originated in the region between the valleys of the Isère and Saône rivers. Often in autumn, its foliage takes on a red hue. The bunches of the black sweet are larger than average. They are compact and winged. Spherical, its berries are of normal size. The flesh is juicy, soft and sweet. Although it is on the verge of extinction, this variety is still present in some Jura vineyards. Some call it corbeau, especially in Savoie, but it has other names such as gros noir, plant de Calarin and pecot. The sweet black is associated with an average budding and a late first ripening. Hardy and vigorous, it adapts to poorly irrigated soils. This variety produces a wine with low alcohol content, flat, soft and without much finesse. It should be consumed within the year. Sweet black is generally grown with Persian. It must be associated with other grape varieties to be better. Nowadays, this variety is not multiplied at all.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Black Granite Shiraz Reserve from Winery Darling Cellars are 2019, 2015, 2008, 2018 and 2017.
Informations about the Winery Darling Cellars
The Winery Darling Cellars is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 98 wines for sale in the of Darling to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
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: Servadou iron
A black grape variety from the southwest that produces a wine with spicy tannins and black currant and raspberry aromas. Under the name of Mansois, it is the main grape variety of Marcillac; it is also one of the important varieties of Gaillacois, where it is called Braucol. It is also used in the blends of other South-Western appellations (Fronton, Lavilledieu, Estaing, Madiran). Syn.: braucol, pinenc, mansois.
