Winery Ralph ParkerDurbanville Tintoretto
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Durbanville Tintoretto of the Winery Ralph Parker is in the top 40 of wines of Tygerberg.
Details and technical informations about Winery Ralph Parker's Durbanville Tintoretto.
Discover the grape variety: Furmint
Furmint is a very old Hungarian grape variety. It arrived in France in the 1800s. The bunches of Furmint are of medium size. They are compact and cylindrical. The berries are also of medium size. They are either short elliptical or rounded. Their thick skin changes from greenish white to reddish once the fruit is mature. This grape variety is known throughout the world for being part of the composition of the Hungarian Tokaj vintage. Robust, rich in alcohol and acidity, it needs light soil and a warm, dry climate to be fertile. It must also be pruned short and its budding takes place 7 days after the Chasselas. As for its maturity, it is of the second late period. This grape variety fears grey rot and erinosis. When vinified dry, Furmint produces a very fragrant, fine and highly alcoholic white wine.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Durbanville Tintoretto from Winery Ralph Parker are 2012, 0
Informations about the Winery Ralph Parker
The Winery Ralph Parker is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Tygerberg to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Tygerberg
The wine region of Tygerberg is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Terra d'Aria or the Domaine De Grendel produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Tygerberg are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Tygerberg often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black 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 Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.
The word of the wine: Douçâtre
Soft wine with a dominant sweetness at the expense of freshness.
