Winery Groot EilandLimited Release Merlot - Ruby Cabernet

wine of Western Cape of South Africa

The Limited Release Merlot - Ruby Cabernet of Winery Groot Eiland is a wine from the region of Western Cape.
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The Limited Release Merlot - Ruby Cabernet of the Winery Groot Eiland is in the top 0 of wines of Western Cape.

Discover the grape variety: Albillo mayor

Very old Spanish grape variety originating and cultivated in the upper Douro Valley - Ribera del Duero province of Burgos -. It is believed to be the result of a natural cross between the white Heben and a variety that is still unknown today. It should be noted that the synonym albillo is used for many other grape varieties, such as chasselas, muscat of Alexandria or albillo de Toro, verdejo or albillo de Nava, ... and it should not be confused with torrontés riojano. You can find the Albillo mayor in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Peru, Chile, Bulgaria, ... completely unknown in France.

Informations about the Winery Groot Eiland

The winery offers 12 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.

It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Groot Eiland is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

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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