Winery Tesco - South African Malbec

Winery TescoSouth African Malbec

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 South African Malbec of Winery Tesco is a red wine from the 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 South African Malbec from the Winery Tesco

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the South African Malbec of Winery Tesco in the region of Western Cape is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, coffee

On the nose the South African Malbec of Winery Tesco in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of black cherries, plum or non oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Tesco's South African Malbec.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
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

South African Malbec - 2018
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.111100
South African Malbec - 2017
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
South African Malbec - 2016
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.311100
South African Malbec - 2015
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
South African Malbec - 2014
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 311100
South African Malbec - 2013
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.311100

The best vintages of South African Malbec from Winery Tesco are 2017, 2015, 2016, 2013 and 2018.

Informations about the Winery Tesco

The winery offers 422 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is in the top 50 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Tesco is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 392 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 250 of of South Africa wines
In the top 250 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 100000 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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