Winery Doran Vineyards - Horse Mountain Michele

Winery Doran VineyardsHorse Mountain Michele

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Horse Mountain Michele of Winery Doran Vineyards is a red wine from the region of Paarl of Western Cape.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, 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 Horse Mountain Michele from the Winery Doran Vineyards

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Horse Mountain Michele of Winery Doran Vineyards in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Horse Mountain Michele of Winery Doran Vineyards in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Doran Vineyards's Horse Mountain Michele.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
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

Horse Mountain Michele - 2018
In the top 100 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Horse Mountain Michele - 2012
In the top 100 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Horse Mountain Michele - 2011
In the top 100 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Horse Mountain Michele - 2010
In the top 100 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 3.111100

The best vintages of Horse Mountain Michele from Winery Doran Vineyards are 2018, 2012, 2011, 2010

Informations about the Winery Doran Vineyards

The winery offers 12 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Paarl in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Doran Vineyards is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Paarl 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 950 of of Paarl wines
In the top 300000 of red wines
In the top 500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Paarl

The wine region of Paarl is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vilafonté or the Domaine La Motte Wine Estate produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Paarl are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Paarl often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, prune or eucalyptus and sometimes also flavors of mocha, cranberry or strawberries.


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: Phylloxera

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