Winery Durbanville HillsCaapmans Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are 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).
The Caapmans Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot of the Winery Durbanville Hills is in the top 20 of wines of Durbanville.
Taste structure of the Caapmans Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot from the Winery Durbanville Hills
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Caapmans Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot of Winery Durbanville Hills 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 Caapmans Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot 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, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Caapmans Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Caapmans Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Caapmans Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
The Caapmans Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot of Winery Durbanville Hills matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of navarin of the sea da gigi, lamb biryani or magret with pepper.
Details and technical informations about Winery Durbanville Hills's Caapmans Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot.
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
The best vintages of Caapmans Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot from Winery Durbanville Hills are 2008, 2011, 2016
Informations about the Winery Durbanville Hills
The Winery Durbanville Hills is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 45 wines for sale in the of Durbanville to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Severe
Said of a red wine that is generally young, very marked by tannins and astringent. See austere.
