Winery Ken Forrester - Petit Cabernet Sauvignon

Winery Ken ForresterPetit Cabernet Sauvignon

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Petit Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Ken Forrester is a red wine from the region of Stellenbosch of Western Cape.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Cabernet Sauvignon.
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 lamb.

Taste structure of the Petit Cabernet Sauvignon from the Winery Ken Forrester

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Petit Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Ken Forrester in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Petit Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Ken Forrester in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Ken Forrester's Petit Cabernet Sauvignon.

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

Petit Cabernet Sauvignon - 2019
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Petit Cabernet Sauvignon - 2018
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.111100
Petit Cabernet Sauvignon - 2017
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Petit Cabernet Sauvignon - 2016
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Petit Cabernet Sauvignon - 2015
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.111100

The best vintages of Petit Cabernet Sauvignon from Winery Ken Forrester are 2019, 2017, 2016, 2018 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Ken Forrester

The winery offers 62 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This winery is part of the AdVini.
It is in the top 35 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Ken Forrester is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 70 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 8000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 2500 of of Stellenbosch wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 350000 wines of the world

The wine region of Stellenbosch

The wine region of Stellenbosch is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. We currently count 582 estates and châteaux in the of Stellenbosch, producing 3443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Stellenbosch go well with generally quite well with dishes .


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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The word of the wine: Basic wine

Dry, still wine intended for the production of sparkling wines (champagne, crémants, etc.). The basic wines undergo a second fermentation in the bottle for the production of carbon dioxide, and therefore of bubbles.

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