Winery Durbanville Hills - Bastion Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz

Winery Durbanville HillsBastion Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Bastion Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz of Winery Durbanville Hills is a red wine from the region of Durbanville of Western Cape.
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 lamb.
The Bastion Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz of the Winery Durbanville Hills is in the top 70 of wines of Durbanville.

Taste structure of the Bastion Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz from the Winery Durbanville Hills

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Bastion Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz of Winery Durbanville Hills in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Bastion Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz of Winery Durbanville Hills 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 Durbanville Hills's Bastion Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.12°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Bastion Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz - 2015
In the top 70 of of Durbanville wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Bastion Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz - 2011
In the top 70 of of Durbanville wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Bastion Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz - 2010
In the top 70 of of Durbanville wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Bastion Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz - 2009
In the top 70 of of Durbanville wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Bastion Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz - 2007
In the top 70 of of Durbanville wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Bastion Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz from Winery Durbanville Hills are 2015, 2007, 2010, 2009 and 2011.

Informations about the Winery Durbanville Hills

The winery offers 45 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This winery is part of the Distell.
It is in the top 25 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Durbanville in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Durbanville Hills is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 45 wines for sale in the of Durbanville to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 5000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 80 of of Durbanville wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Durbanville

The wine region of Durbanville is located in the region of Cape Town of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vinoneers or the Domaine De Grendel produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Durbanville are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Durbanville often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, black cherries or chocolate and sometimes also flavors of mocha, black fruits or red cherry.


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: Wiring

Action of periodically filling barrels containing wine, in order to offset evaporation and maintain a maximum level. The topping up allows to avoid the phenomenon of oxidation.

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