Winery Long Mountain - Ruby Cabernet

Winery Long Mountain Ruby Cabernet

3.4
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Ruby Cabernet of Winery Long Mountain is a red wine from the region of Breede River Valley of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Details and technical informations about Winery Long Mountain's Ruby Cabernet.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
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

Ruby Cabernet - 2015
In the top 100 of of Breede River Valley wines
Average rating: 3.7 1 1 1 0.5 0
Ruby Cabernet - 2014
In the top 100 of of Breede River Valley wines
Average rating: 3.2 1 1 1 0 0
Ruby Cabernet - 2013
In the top 100 of of Breede River Valley wines
Average rating: 4 1 1 1 1 0
Ruby Cabernet - 2012
In the top 100 of of Breede River Valley wines
Average rating: 2.8 1 1 0.5 0 0

The best vintages of Ruby Cabernet from Winery Long Mountain are 2013, 2015, 2014, 2012

Informations about the Winery Long Mountain

The winery offers 14 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Breede River Valley in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Long Mountain is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Breede River Valley 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 9500 of of Breede River Valley wines
In the top 250000 of red wines
In the top 400000 wines of the world

The wine region of Breede River Valley

The wine region of Breede River Valley is located in the region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Alvi's Drift or the Domaine Alvi's Drift produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Breede River Valley are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Breede River Valley often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, tropical or stone fruit and sometimes also flavors of caramel, white peach or pear.


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: Trimmer

Elevated tractor that allows you to pass through the vineyards by straddling them.

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