Winery Diemersfontein - Summer's Lease Red Blend

Winery DiemersfonteinSummer's Lease Red Blend

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Summer's Lease Red Blend of Winery Diemersfontein is a red wine from the region of Wellington of Western Cape.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Mourvèdre and the Viognier.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
The Summer's Lease Red Blend of the Winery Diemersfontein is in the top 50 of wines of Wellington.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Summer's Lease Red Blend of Winery Diemersfontein 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.

Details and technical informations about Winery Diemersfontein's Summer's Lease Red Blend.

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

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Summer's Lease Red Blend - 2017
In the top 50 of of Wellington wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Summer's Lease Red Blend - 2015
In the top 50 of of Wellington wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Summer's Lease Red Blend - 2014
In the top 50 of of Wellington wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Summer's Lease Red Blend - 2013
In the top 50 of of Wellington wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Summer's Lease Red Blend - 2012
In the top 50 of of Wellington wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Summer's Lease Red Blend - 2011
In the top 50 of of Wellington wines
Average rating: 411110
Summer's Lease Red Blend - 2008
In the top 50 of of Wellington wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Summer's Lease Red Blend from Winery Diemersfontein are 2008, 2012, 2011, 2017 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Diemersfontein

The winery offers 41 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Wellington in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Diemersfontein is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 43 wines for sale in the of Wellington 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 50 of of Wellington wines
In the top 55000 of red wines
In the top 90000 wines of the world

The wine region of Wellington

The wine region of Wellington is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Andreas or the Domaine Diemersfontein produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Wellington are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Wellington often reveals types of flavors of plum, honey or nutmeg and sometimes also flavors of mushroom, rubber or cocoa.


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: Stopper (taste of)

A defect in the wine reminiscent of the smell and taste of mouldy cork.

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