Winery Darling Cellars - Cape Maidens Shiraz

Winery Darling CellarsCape Maidens Shiraz

3.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Cape Maidens Shiraz of Winery Darling Cellars is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
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 Cape Maidens Shiraz from the Winery Darling Cellars

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cape Maidens Shiraz of Winery Darling Cellars in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Winery Darling Cellars's Cape Maidens Shiraz.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Merlot blanc

The white merlot (or merlau) is a grape variety of Bordeaux origin. It was mainly cultivated in the Graves, Blayais and Bourgeais regions. Merlot blanc is a cross between folle blanche and merlot noir. merlot blanc, although fertile and productive, is a grape variety that is now in decline and is no longer replanted. Its bunches are composed of juicy berries of a green to golden yellow color when they are well ripe, they fear grey rot and drought. The white merlot produces white wines with a low alcohol content and is now part of the Pineau-des-Charentes appellation.

Last vintages of this wine

Cape Maidens Shiraz - 2020
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.311100

The best vintages of Cape Maidens Shiraz from Winery Darling Cellars are 2020

Informations about the Winery Darling Cellars

The winery offers 119 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is in the top 70 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Darling Cellars is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 98 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 15000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 200 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 400000 of red wines
In the top 700000 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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The word of the wine: Rosé de saignée

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