Winery Kumala - Winemakers Release Ruby Cabernet - Merlot - Pinotage

Winery KumalaWinemakers Release Ruby Cabernet - Merlot - Pinotage

3.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Winemakers Release Ruby Cabernet - Merlot - Pinotage of Winery Kumala is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Pinotage, 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 Winemakers Release Ruby Cabernet - Merlot - Pinotage from the Winery Kumala

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Winemakers Release Ruby Cabernet - Merlot - Pinotage 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 Winemakers Release Ruby Cabernet - Merlot - Pinotage of Winery Kumala in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Winemakers Release Ruby Cabernet - Merlot - Pinotage

Pairings that work perfectly with Winemakers Release Ruby Cabernet - Merlot - Pinotage

Original food and wine pairings with Winemakers Release Ruby Cabernet - Merlot - Pinotage

The Winemakers Release Ruby Cabernet - Merlot - Pinotage of Winery Kumala matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of tournedos rossini, rabbit with onions and mustard or bami.

Details and technical informations about Winery Kumala's Winemakers Release Ruby Cabernet - Merlot - Pinotage.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.16°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Pinotage

An intraspecific cross between pinot noir and cinsaut called hermitage, obtained in South Africa in 1925 by Professor Abraham Izak Perold. Since then, it has been propagated in Africa, New Zealand, Australia, the United States (California), Canada, Brazil, Israel, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties on the A1 list. - Synonymy: none to date (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).

Last vintages of this wine

Winemakers Release Ruby Cabernet - Merlot - Pinotage - 2018
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Winemakers Release Ruby Cabernet - Merlot - Pinotage - 2017
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Winemakers Release Ruby Cabernet - Merlot - Pinotage - 2016
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Winemakers Release Ruby Cabernet - Merlot - Pinotage - 2015
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.111100
Winemakers Release Ruby Cabernet - Merlot - Pinotage - 2014
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Winemakers Release Ruby Cabernet - Merlot - Pinotage - 2013
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.411100

The best vintages of Winemakers Release Ruby Cabernet - Merlot - Pinotage from Winery Kumala are 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013 and 2018.

Informations about the Winery Kumala

The winery offers 76 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This winery is part of the Accolade Wines.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Kumala is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 78 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 4500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 4500 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 95000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

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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