Winery KangoMerlot
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The Merlot of the Winery Kango is in the top 0 of wines of Klein Karoo.
Details and technical informations about Winery Kango's Merlot.
Discover the grape variety: Oeillade noire
Probably originating in the Languedoc, oeillade Noire is known by other names such as olhada, aragnan noir, ulhat, hulliade or croque. This variety should not be confused with Cinsault, which is highly productive, producing up to 5kg per vine, and is particularly noted for its drooping habit and vigour. The black eye is a late bloomer. Oidium, mildew and grey rot are its main enemies. It requires a rather short pruning, coulure and millerandage could harm its development and the grapes it would bear. It prefers a good exposure and reaches maturity around the second half of August. Its bunches are of medium size and its fruits have a great resemblance to those of the Cinsault. They have been eaten fresh at the table for a long time. The wine produced from this variety is quite alcoholic and has a colour similar to that of a cherry. The variety is no longer multiplied and seems to be on the way out.
Informations about the Winery Kango
The Winery Kango is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Klein Karoo to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Klein Karoo
The wine region of Klein Karoo is located in the region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Joubert Tradauw or the Domaine Karusa produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Klein Karoo are Viognier, Chardonnay and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Klein Karoo often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
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: Old vines
There are no specific regulations governing the term "vieilles vignes". After 20 to 25 years, the yields stabilize and tend to decrease, the vines are deeply rooted, and the grapes that come from them give richer, more concentrated, more sappy wines, expressing with more nuance the characteristics of their terroir. It is possible to find plots of vines that claim to be a century old.
