Winery KumalaMerlot - Ruby Cabernet
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Ruby-cabernet and the Merlot.
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 game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Merlot - Ruby Cabernet from the Winery Kumala
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Merlot - Ruby Cabernet of Winery Kumala 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 Merlot - Ruby Cabernet of Winery Kumala in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of oak.
Food and wine pairings with Merlot - Ruby Cabernet
Pairings that work perfectly with Merlot - Ruby Cabernet
Original food and wine pairings with Merlot - Ruby Cabernet
The Merlot - Ruby Cabernet of Winery Kumala matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of venison leg in casserole, steamed lamb shoulder with cumin and coriander or pheasant in a casserole with white wine.
Details and technical informations about Winery Kumala's Merlot - Ruby Cabernet.
Discover the grape variety: Ruby-cabernet
Intraspecific crossing carried out in 1936 by Doctor Harold Paul Olmo of the University of California in Davis (United States) between the carignan and the cabernet-sauvignon. The first plantings were made in 1948 in the United States (California). Today, it is less and less multiplied, but it can still be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Yugoslavia, the United States, etc. In France, it is almost unknown.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Merlot - Ruby Cabernet from Winery Kumala are 2010, 2015, 2013
Informations about the Winery Kumala
The Winery Kumala is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 78 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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