Winery Fairview - Cyril Back

Winery FairviewCyril Back

4.2
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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 Cyril Back of Winery Fairview is a red wine from the region of Coastal 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 game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Cyril Back from the Winery Fairview

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cyril Back of Winery Fairview in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, cigar box

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

On the nose the Cyril Back of Winery Fairview in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, licorice or plum.

Details and technical informations about Winery Fairview's Cyril Back.

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

Discover the grape variety: Vinhão

Intensely coloured and lively reds for drinking young, with a deep, near-black purple colour, firm tannins, a nervous palate, and signature aromas of black fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant), spices and fresh inky notes. Very acidic and highly coloured, sometimes slightly pétillant. Star of the Vinho Verde tinto DOC (Basto sub-region), signature aromatic variety of the red Minho green wines. Native Portuguese black variety, identical to Sousão and Galician Sousón.

Last vintages of this wine

Cyril Back - 2018
In the top 100 of of Coastal Region wines
Average rating: 411110
Cyril Back - 2017
In the top 100 of of Coastal Region wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Cyril Back - 2016
In the top 100 of of Coastal Region wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Cyril Back - 2015
In the top 100 of of Coastal Region wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Cyril Back - 2014
In the top 100 of of Coastal Region wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Cyril Back - 2013
In the top 100 of of Coastal Region wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Cyril Back - 2012
In the top 100 of of Coastal Region wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Cyril Back from Winery Fairview are 2009, 2006, 2014, 2015 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery Fairview

The winery offers 115 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Coastal Region 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 Coastal Region to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 150 of of South Africa wines
In the top 150 of of Coastal Region wines
In the top 5000 of red wines
In the top 6000 wines of the world

The wine region of Coastal Region

South African wine heartland (Western Cape), qualitative elite. Signature Chenin Blanc ("Steen"): full whites with notes of apple, pear, quince, honey and citrus. Dense Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, eucalyptus, tobacco), spicy Shiraz and native smoky Pinotage (cherry, coffee). Historic Constantia for its legendary sweet wines.


The wine region of Western Cape

Cradle of South African wine. Signature Chenin Blanc (Steen, 20%) in ample, fresh whites with notes of quince, yellow apple, honey and acacia flower, from crisp dry to sweet. Sharp, iodised Sauvignon Blanc (Walker Bay, Constantia), balanced Chardonnay. Reds: emblematic Pinotage with roasted aromas (coffee, plum, smoke), firm Cabernet Sauvignon, spicy Syrah.

The word of the wine: Budding

Phase of the vegetative cycle of the vine corresponding to the bursting of the buds and the appearance of the first leaves.

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