Winery Darling Cellars - Sir Charles Henry Darling

Winery Darling CellarsSir Charles Henry Darling

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The Sir Charles Henry Darling of Winery Darling Cellars is a red wine from the region of Darling of Western Cape.
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Petit Verdot and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
The Sir Charles Henry Darling of the Winery Darling Cellars is in the top 10 of wines of Darling.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Sir Charles Henry Darling of Winery Darling Cellars in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Darling Cellars's Sir Charles Henry Darling.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.98°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Sir Charles Henry Darling - 2017
In the top 10 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Sir Charles Henry Darling - 2016
In the top 10 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Sir Charles Henry Darling - 2015
In the top 10 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Sir Charles Henry Darling - 2012
In the top 10 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Sir Charles Henry Darling - 2011
In the top 10 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Sir Charles Henry Darling - 2010
In the top 10 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Sir Charles Henry Darling - 2009
In the top 10 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Sir Charles Henry Darling from Winery Darling Cellars are 2015, 2007, 2016, 2017 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery Darling Cellars

The winery offers 117 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Darling in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Darling Cellars is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 98 wines for sale in the of Darling to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 2500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 15 of of Darling wines
In the top 55000 of red wines
In the top 85000 wines of the world

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.

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The word of the wine: Thermoregulation

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