Winery Wade Bales - Winemaker's Selection Estelle Lourens Cabernet Sauvignon

Winery Wade BalesWinemaker's Selection Estelle Lourens Cabernet Sauvignon

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Winemaker's Selection Estelle Lourens Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Wade Bales is a red wine from the region of Constantia of Western Cape.
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 lamb.
The Winemaker's Selection Estelle Lourens Cabernet Sauvignon of the Winery Wade Bales is in the top 60 of wines of Constantia.

Taste structure of the Winemaker's Selection Estelle Lourens Cabernet Sauvignon from the Winery Wade Bales

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Winemaker's Selection Estelle Lourens Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Wade Bales 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 Winemaker's Selection Estelle Lourens Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Wade Bales in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Winemaker's Selection Estelle Lourens Cabernet Sauvignon

Pairings that work perfectly with Winemaker's Selection Estelle Lourens Cabernet Sauvignon

Original food and wine pairings with Winemaker's Selection Estelle Lourens Cabernet Sauvignon

The Winemaker's Selection Estelle Lourens Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Wade Bales matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of autumn leaves, lamb mouse with onions and red wine or magic cake cheese quiche.

Details and technical informations about Winery Wade Bales's Winemaker's Selection Estelle Lourens Cabernet Sauvignon.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
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

Winemaker's Selection Estelle Lourens Cabernet Sauvignon - 2018
In the top 60 of of Constantia wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Winemaker's Selection Estelle Lourens Cabernet Sauvignon - 2014
In the top 60 of of Constantia wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Winemaker's Selection Estelle Lourens Cabernet Sauvignon from Winery Wade Bales are 2014, 2018

Informations about the Winery Wade Bales

The winery offers 88 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Constantia in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Wade Bales is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 82 wines for sale in the of Constantia to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 5000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 70 of of Constantia wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Constantia

The wine region of Constantia is located in the region of Cape Town of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Klein Constantia or the Domaine Groot Constantia produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Constantia are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Constantia often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, leather or potpourri and sometimes also flavors of citrus blossom, earthy or blackberry.


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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