Winery Darling CellarsFlamingo Bay Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon 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 Flamingo Bay Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot from the Winery Darling Cellars
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Flamingo Bay Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot of Winery Darling Cellars in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Flamingo Bay Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Flamingo Bay Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Flamingo Bay Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
The Flamingo Bay Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot of Winery Darling Cellars matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of boeuf en daube, marielle's lamb and eggplant parmentier or duck legs with green olives.
Details and technical informations about Winery Darling Cellars's Flamingo Bay Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot.
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
The best vintages of Flamingo Bay Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot from Winery Darling Cellars are 0, 2011, 2008
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: Local wine
Table wine, but with the origin indicated. It corresponds to a particular legislation: the freedom to use grape varieties is greater than for the AOC, but the quality criteria such as the approval tastings can sometimes be more demanding. The legislation is still evolving, but for the moment there are three levels: regional (e.g. Vin de Pays d'Oc), departmental and local (e.g. Côtes de Thongue).
