Winery Darling CellarsSmaak

Red wine of Western Cape of South Africa

3.6

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Smaak of Winery Darling Cellars is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Pinotage and the Tannat.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Smaak of the Winery Darling Cellars is in the top 50 of wines of Western Cape.

Taste structure of the Smaak from the Winery Darling Cellars

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Smaak of Winery Darling Cellars in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Spices

Oak

Food and wine pairings with Smaak

Pairings that work perfectly with Smaak

Original food and wine pairings with Smaak

The Smaak of Winery Darling Cellars matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of american fillet (belgian-style beef tartar), duck with orange or chicken on a bed of summer vegetables.

Details and technical informations about Winery Darling Cellars's Smaak.

Winery

Winery Darling Cellars

Grape varieties

Pinotage , Tannat

Region/Great wine region

Western Cape

Country

South Africa

Style of wine

Red

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Pinotage

An intraspecific cross between pinot noir and cinsaut called hermitage, obtained in South Africa in 1925 by Professor Abraham Izak Perold. Since then, it has been propagated in Africa, New Zealand, Australia, the United States (California), Canada, Brazil, Israel, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties on the A1 list. - Synonymy: none to date (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).

Last vintages of this wine

Smaak - 2013

In the top 50 of of Western Cape wines

Average rating: 3.6

The best vintages of Smaak from Winery Darling Cellars are 2013

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 20 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.

In the top 5000 of of South Africa wines

In the top 55 of of Western Cape wines

In the top 150000 of red wines

In the top 200000 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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