Winery Eikendal - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot

Winery EikendalCabernet Sauvignon - Merlot

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(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 Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot of Winery Eikendal is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
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).

Taste structure of the Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot from the Winery Eikendal

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot of Winery Eikendal 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 Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot of Winery Eikendal 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 Eikendal's Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
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

Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - 2018
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - 2015
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - 2012
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - 2009
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - 2008
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot from Winery Eikendal are 2015, 2018, 2008, 2012 and 2009.

Informations about the Winery Eikendal

The winery offers 38 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Eikendal is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 36 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 3500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 3500 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 80000 of red wines
In the top 150000 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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The word of the wine: Smoked

Qualifier of smells close to those of smoked food, characteristic, among other things, of the Sauvignon grape variety; hence the name of smoked white given to this variety.

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