Winery WildekransBarrel Select Reserve Cape Blend
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Pinotage.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Barrel Select Reserve Cape Blend from the Winery Wildekrans
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Barrel Select Reserve Cape Blend of Winery Wildekrans in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Barrel Select Reserve Cape Blend of Winery Wildekrans in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Barrel Select Reserve Cape Blend
Pairings that work perfectly with Barrel Select Reserve Cape Blend
Original food and wine pairings with Barrel Select Reserve Cape Blend
The Barrel Select Reserve Cape Blend of Winery Wildekrans matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of fillet of beef with morels, fillet of venison or express chicken skewers with spices.
Details and technical informations about Winery Wildekrans's Barrel Select Reserve Cape Blend.
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
The best vintages of Barrel Select Reserve Cape Blend from Winery Wildekrans are 2011, 2012, 2018, 2015 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Wildekrans
The Winery Wildekrans is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 41 wines for sale in the of Bot River to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Bot River
The wine region of Bot River is located in the region of Walker Bay of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Wildekrans or the Domaine Luddite produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bot River are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Pinotage and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bot River often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or microbio.
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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