Winery Black Elephant Vintners - The Back Roads Die Middagkrans

Winery Black Elephant VintnersThe Back Roads Die Middagkrans

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The The Back Roads Die Middagkrans of Winery Black Elephant Vintners is a red wine from the region of Franschhoek 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 The Back Roads Die Middagkrans from the Winery Black Elephant Vintners

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the The Back Roads Die Middagkrans of Winery Black Elephant Vintners in the region of Western Cape is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the The Back Roads Die Middagkrans of Winery Black Elephant Vintners in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Black Elephant Vintners's The Back Roads Die Middagkrans.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
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

The Back Roads Die Middagkrans - 2012
In the top 100 of of Franschhoek wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of The Back Roads Die Middagkrans from Winery Black Elephant Vintners are 2012

Informations about the Winery Black Elephant Vintners

The winery offers 23 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Franschhoek in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Black Elephant Vintners is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 24 wines for sale in the of Franschhoek to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 8000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 350 of of Franschhoek wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 350000 wines of the world

The wine region of Franschhoek

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.


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: Véraison

A phase in the vegetative cycle of the vine that takes place in summer, usually in August, when the grapes change colour from green to red (for reds) or yellow (for whites). This stage heralds the beginning of ripening.

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