Winery Durbanville HillsCollectors Reserve The Castle of Good Hope Cabernet Sauvignon

Red wine of Western Cape of South Africa

4.0

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

Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.

The Collectors Reserve The Castle of Good Hope Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Durbanville Hills is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
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 lamb.

Taste structure of the Collectors Reserve The Castle of Good Hope Cabernet Sauvignon from the Winery Durbanville Hills

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Collectors Reserve The Castle of Good Hope Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Durbanville Hills in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Food and wine pairings with Collectors Reserve The Castle of Good Hope Cabernet Sauvignon

Pairings that work perfectly with Collectors Reserve The Castle of Good Hope Cabernet Sauvignon

Original food and wine pairings with Collectors Reserve The Castle of Good Hope Cabernet Sauvignon

The Collectors Reserve The Castle of Good Hope Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Durbanville Hills matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of southern beef meatballs, lamb stew from my mum or yassa chicken (senegal).

Details and technical informations about Winery Durbanville Hills's Collectors Reserve The Castle of Good Hope Cabernet Sauvignon.

Winery

Winery Durbanville Hills

Grape varieties

Cabernet-Sauvignon

Region/Great wine region

Western Cape

Country

South Africa

Style of wine

Red

Alcohol

13.88°

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

Collectors Reserve The Castle of Good Hope Cabernet Sauvignon - 2018

In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines

Average rating: 3.8

Collectors Reserve The Castle of Good Hope Cabernet Sauvignon - 2017

In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines

Average rating: 4.1

The best vintages of Collectors Reserve The Castle of Good Hope Cabernet Sauvignon from Winery Durbanville Hills are 2017, 2018

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 35 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Western Cape

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

In the top 7500 of of South Africa wines

In the top 150 of of Western Cape wines

In the top 200000 of red wines

In the top 300000 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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