Winery Black Elephant Vintners - The Dark Side of the Vine Sémillon

Winery Black Elephant VintnersThe Dark Side of the Vine Sémillon

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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 Dark Side of the Vine Sémillon of Winery Black Elephant Vintners is a white wine from the region of Franschhoek of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
The The Dark Side of the Vine Sémillon of the Winery Black Elephant Vintners is in the top 70 of wines of Franschhoek.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the The Dark Side of the Vine Sémillon of Winery Black Elephant Vintners in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Black Elephant Vintners's The Dark Side of the Vine Sémillon.

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

Discover the grape variety: Tinta da Madeira

Portuguese, more precisely from the island of Madeira where it is still the most cultivated. It can be found in the United States (California), in Spain, etc. In France, it is practically unknown. Its parents are Grenache and Pinot Noir, an intraspecific cross obtained over two hundred years ago. It should be noted that this variety is the father of the egiodola.

Last vintages of this wine

The Dark Side of the Vine Sémillon - 2017
In the top 70 of of Franschhoek wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
The Dark Side of the Vine Sémillon - 2016
In the top 70 of of Franschhoek wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
The Dark Side of the Vine Sémillon - 2015
In the top 70 of of Franschhoek wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of The Dark Side of the Vine Sémillon from Winery Black Elephant Vintners are 2017, 2016, 2015

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 3 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 1500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 80 of of Franschhoek wines
In the top 15000 of white wines
In the top 60000 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: Persistence

Persistence in the mouth of a wine measured in caudalies.

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