Winery CloofThe Dark Side
Red wine
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 lamb.
The The Dark Side of the Winery Cloof is in the top 70 of wines of Darling.
Taste structure of the The Dark Side from the Winery Cloof
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the The Dark Side of Winery Cloof 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 The Dark Side of Winery Cloof in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with The Dark Side
Pairings that work perfectly with The Dark Side
Original food and wine pairings with The Dark Side
The The Dark Side of Winery Cloof matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of shoulder of suckling lamb confit with herbs, saddle of lamb with herbs or fricadella.
Details and technical informations about Winery Cloof's The Dark Side.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of The Dark Side from Winery Cloof are 2008, 2014, 2011, 0 and 2012.
Informations about the Winery Cloof
The Winery Cloof is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 62 wines for sale in the of Darling to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Darling
The wine region of Darling is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Groote Post or the Domaine Groote Post produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Darling are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Darling often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, dark fruit or apples and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, dried fruit or mulberry.
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.
The word of the wine: Fleshy
Said of a wine that gives the impression of being dense and smooth, a bit like biting into the flesh of a ripe fruit.
