Winery Testalonga - El Bandito Monkey Gone to Heaven

Winery TestalongaEl Bandito Monkey Gone to Heaven

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The El Bandito Monkey Gone to Heaven of Winery Testalonga is a red wine from the region of Swartland of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with beef

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

earthy, game

Wine with oak taste

allspice

Wine with floral taste

potpourri, violet

On the nose the El Bandito Monkey Gone to Heaven of Winery Testalonga in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blueberry or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of plum, cranberry or non oak.

Food and wine pairings with El Bandito Monkey Gone to Heaven

Pairings that work perfectly with El Bandito Monkey Gone to Heaven

Original food and wine pairings with El Bandito Monkey Gone to Heaven

The El Bandito Monkey Gone to Heaven of Winery Testalonga matches generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of wild boar stew in burgundy style.

Details and technical informations about Winery Testalonga's El Bandito Monkey Gone to Heaven.

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

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

El Bandito Monkey Gone to Heaven - 2019
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 411110
El Bandito Monkey Gone to Heaven - 2018
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
El Bandito Monkey Gone to Heaven - 2017
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
El Bandito Monkey Gone to Heaven - 2016
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of El Bandito Monkey Gone to Heaven from Winery Testalonga are 2019, 2016, 2018, 2017

Informations about the Winery Testalonga

The winery offers 23 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Swartland in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Testalonga is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Swartland 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 Swartland wines
In the top 95000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Swartland

The wine region of Swartland is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sadie Family or the Domaine Sadie Family produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Swartland are Chenin blanc, Mourvèdre and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Swartland often reveals types of flavors of cherry, marmalade or cantaloupe and sometimes also flavors of chard, poire nashi or red cherry.


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: PDO

Protected Designation of Origin - equivalent to the term "controlled designation of origin" in European regulations.

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