Winery Fairview - Drie Papen Fontein Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot

Winery FairviewDrie Papen Fontein Cabernet 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 Drie Papen Fontein Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot of Winery Fairview is a red wine from the region of Darling 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 Drie Papen Fontein Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot from the Winery Fairview

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Drie Papen Fontein Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot of Winery Fairview in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Winery Fairview's Drie Papen Fontein Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
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

Drie Papen Fontein Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - 0
In the top 100 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Drie Papen Fontein Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot from Winery Fairview are 0

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 90 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Darling in the region of Western Cape

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

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 15000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 7000 of of Darling wines
In the top 300000 of red wines
In the top 500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Darling

The wine region of Darling is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Groote Post or the Domaine Groote Post produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Darling are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Darling often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, dark fruit or apples and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, dried fruit or mulberry.


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.

The word of the wine: Vintage scale

Complex system of classification of the communes of Champagne according to the value of the grapes which are produced there. In other regions, hierarchical situation of the productions classified by various authorities.

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