Winery Kleine Zalze - Zalze Reserve Malbec

Winery Kleine Zalze Zalze Reserve Malbec

3.6
Note - 1 Note - 1 Note - 1 Note - 0.5 Note - 0
(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Zalze Reserve Malbec of Winery Kleine Zalze is a red wine from the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Taste structure of the Zalze Reserve Malbec from the Winery Kleine Zalze

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Zalze Reserve Malbec of Winery Kleine Zalze in the region of Western Cape is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

On the nose the Zalze Reserve Malbec of Winery Kleine Zalze in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Kleine Zalze's Zalze Reserve Malbec.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Last vintages of this wine

Zalze Reserve Malbec - 2013
In the top 100 of of Coastal Region wines
Average rating: 3.7 1 1 1 0.5 0
Zalze Reserve Malbec - 2012
In the top 100 of of Coastal Region wines
Average rating: 3.6 1 1 1 0.5 0

The best vintages of Zalze Reserve Malbec from Winery Kleine Zalze are 2013, 2012

Informations about the Winery Kleine Zalze

The winery offers 84 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 45 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Coastal Region in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Kleine Zalze is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 76 wines for sale in the of Coastal Region to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 9500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 3000 of of Coastal Region wines
In the top 250000 of red wines
In the top 400000 wines of the world

The wine region of Coastal Region

The wine region of Coastal Region is located in the region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine KWV or the Domaine KWV produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Coastal Region are Pinotage, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Mourvèdre, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Coastal Region often reveals types of flavors of cherry, orange or mango and sometimes also flavors of guava, gooseberry or passion 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 Grape/Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

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The word of the wine: Hard

A harsh, biting wine, characterized by an excess of tannins and acidity. It is often said of young wines that lack smoothness.

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