Winery Fairview - Broken Barrel Red Blend

Winery FairviewBroken Barrel Red Blend

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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 Broken Barrel Red Blend of Winery Fairview is a red wine from the region of Paarl of Western Cape.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Tannat and the Tempranillo.
This wine generally goes well with pork, beef or game (deer, venison).

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Broken Barrel Red Blend of Winery Fairview in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Fairview's Broken Barrel Red Blend.

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

Discover the grape variety: Tannat

Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.

Last vintages of this wine

Broken Barrel Red Blend - 2015
In the top 100 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 411110
Broken Barrel Red Blend - 2012
In the top 100 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Broken Barrel Red Blend from Winery Fairview are 2015, 2012

Informations about the Winery Fairview

The winery offers 116 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Paarl in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Fairview is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 99 wines for sale in the of Paarl to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 800 of of South Africa wines
In the top 550 of of Paarl wines
In the top 20000 of red wines
In the top 30000 wines of the world

The wine region of Paarl

The wine region of Paarl is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vilafonté or the Domaine La Motte Wine Estate produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Paarl are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Paarl often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, prune or eucalyptus and sometimes also flavors of mocha, cranberry or strawberries.


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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