The Winery Fountain Crossing of Darling of Western Cape

Winery Fountain Crossing
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.1.
It is ranked in the top 234 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Darling in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Fountain Crossing is one of the best wineries to follow in Darling.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Darling to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Fountain Crossing wines

Looking for the best Winery Fountain Crossing wines in Darling among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Fountain Crossing wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Fountain Crossing wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Fountain Crossing

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Fountain Crossing

How Winery Fountain Crossing wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of dombrés and pig tails, lamb tagine with broad beans or duck breast with pepper sauce.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Fountain Crossing

  • 2012With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Fountain Crossing.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discovering 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.

In the mouth of Darling is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 40 estates and châteaux in the of Darling, producing 219 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Darling go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts.

The top white wines of Winery Fountain Crossing

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Fountain Crossing

How Winery Fountain Crossing wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of mussel clusters, garlic shrimp or impromptu fish fillets with cream and shallots.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Fountain Crossing

  • 2011With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 0With an average score of 2.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 2.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Fountain Crossing.

  • Chenin Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Fountain Crossing

Planning a wine route in the of Darling? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Fountain Crossing.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.