Winery WildekransCape Blend
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
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 game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Cape Blend from the Winery Wildekrans
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cape Blend of Winery Wildekrans 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 Cape Blend of Winery Wildekrans in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of earth, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cape Blend
Pairings that work perfectly with Cape Blend
Original food and wine pairings with Cape Blend
The Cape Blend of Winery Wildekrans matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of braised beef with carrots, sweet and sour braised leg of lamb or duck baeckeoffe with christmas spices and dried fruits.
Details and technical informations about Winery Wildekrans's Cape Blend.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cape Blend from Winery Wildekrans are 2011, 2017
Informations about the Winery Wildekrans
The Winery Wildekrans is one of of the world's great 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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The word of the wine: Bright
Said of a wine whose acidity is the dominant characteristic, making it fresh and nervous.
