Winery Black Elephant Vintners - The Back Roads Matoppie

Winery Black Elephant VintnersThe Back Roads Matoppie

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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 The Back Roads Matoppie of Winery Black Elephant Vintners is a red wine from the region of Franschhoek of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or spicy food.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the The Back Roads Matoppie of Winery Black Elephant Vintners in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.

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

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Alphonse Lavallée

Alphonse Lavallée noir is a grape variety that originated in France. It produces a variety of grape used for wine making. However, it can also be found eating on our tables! This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches and large grapes. Alphonse Lavallée noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

The Back Roads Matoppie - 2017
In the top 100 of of Franschhoek wines
Average rating: 4.111110
The Back Roads Matoppie - 2013
In the top 100 of of Franschhoek wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of The Back Roads Matoppie from Winery Black Elephant Vintners are 2013, 2017

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 10 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 greatest 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 4500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 200 of of Franschhoek wines
In the top 95000 of red wines
In the top 150000 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: Size (champagne)

Juices that flow from the press after the cuvée, at the second pressing. Less fine, often more vegetal, it is mainly used to make the first price champagnes.

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