Winery Ernie Els - Big Easy Red

Winery Ernie ElsBig Easy Red

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Big Easy Red of Winery Ernie Els is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Mourvèdre and the Viognier.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

caramel

Wine with spices taste

eucalyptus, rooibos

On the nose the Big Easy Red of Winery Ernie Els in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Ernie Els's Big Easy Red.

Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.56°
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

Big Easy Red - 2019
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Big Easy Red - 2018
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Big Easy Red - 2017
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Big Easy Red - 2016
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Big Easy Red - 2015
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Big Easy Red - 2014
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Big Easy Red - 2013
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Big Easy Red from Winery Ernie Els are 2007, 2009, 2010, 2018 and 2016.

Informations about the Winery Ernie Els

The winery offers 28 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Ernie Els is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 27 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 2000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 700 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 45000 of red wines
In the top 70000 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: Ventilation

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