The Winery Black Elephant Vintners is one of the world's great estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in of Franschhoek to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Black Elephant Vintners wines in Franschhoek among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Black Elephant Vintners wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Black Elephant Vintners wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Black Elephant Vintners wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of fillet of beef in a foie gras and truffle crust, purple leg of lamb with red wine and cranberries or korean bibimbap.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Black Elephant Vintners. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Black Elephant Vintners. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
The wine region of Franschhoek is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Anthonij Rupert or the Domaine Holden Manz produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Franschhoek are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Franschhoek often reveals types of flavors of cream, dried fruit or ash and sometimes also flavors of bell pepper, ripe blackberries or cigar.
In the mouth of Franschhoek is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 78 estates and châteaux in the of Franschhoek, producing 472 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Franschhoek go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
How Winery Black Elephant Vintners wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef miroton, harira algerian soup or mahi mahi curry with coconut milk.
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Black Elephant Vintners. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of vegetal.
It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.
How Winery Black Elephant Vintners wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chicken bonne femme, tartiflette (from a real savoyard) or duck legs with honey and orange.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Black Elephant Vintners. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or tropical fruit.
See macabeu.
How Winery Black Elephant Vintners wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of ham and cheese macaroni gratin, leek and salmon lasagna or pad thai.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Black Elephant Vintners. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Black Elephant Vintners. is a with a nice freshness.
How Winery Black Elephant Vintners wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of hawaiian poke bowl, creamy tomato squid or quiche without eggs.
Old practice for red wines. As soon as the vat is filled with grapes, the tap is opened. A sweet but clear juice escapes from the vat (it can also be used to make rosé). The colour and density of the juice is enhanced, but it should not be overdone. Rarely more than 10% of the volume of a vat, otherwise you risk losing fruit and bringing in bitterness.
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An intraspecific cross between pinot noir and cinsaut called hermitage, obtained in South Africa in 1925 by Professor Abraham Izak Perold. Since then, it has been propagated in Africa, New Zealand, Australia, the United States (California), Canada, Brazil, Israel, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties on the A1 list. - Synonymy: none to date (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).
