Winery Ernie Els - Major Series Cabernet Sauvignon

Winery Ernie ElsMajor Series Cabernet Sauvignon

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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 Major Series Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Ernie Els is a red wine from the region of Stellenbosch 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 Major Series Cabernet Sauvignon from the Winery Ernie Els

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Major Series Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Ernie Els 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 Major Series Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Ernie Els 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.

Details and technical informations about Winery Ernie Els's Major Series Cabernet Sauvignon.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
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

Major Series Cabernet Sauvignon - 2020
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Major Series Cabernet Sauvignon - 2017
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Major Series Cabernet Sauvignon from Winery Ernie Els are 2020, 2017

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 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Ernie Els is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch 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 1500 of of Stellenbosch wines
In the top 75000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Stellenbosch

The wine region of Stellenbosch is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. We currently count 582 estates and châteaux in the of Stellenbosch, producing 3443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Stellenbosch go well with generally quite well with dishes .


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: Cinsault

Cinsault is a southern black grape variety that can be found in the blends of most Mediterranean appellations, but most often as an accessory grape variety. It is undoubtedly most present in certain rosé wines (in Corbières, Côtes-de-Provence, etc.): it gives these wines highly appreciated aromas of strawberry, peach and raspberry. In vin de pays (IGP), it is often vinified on its own, usually as a rosé.

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