Winery Testalonga - El Bandito Queen Of Spades

Winery TestalongaEl Bandito Queen Of Spades

3.7
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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 Queen Of Spades of Winery Testalonga is a red wine from the region of Swartland of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

earthy, balsamic

On the nose the El Bandito Queen Of Spades of Winery Testalonga in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of earthy, red fruit or pomegranate and sometimes also flavors of earth, vegetal or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Testalonga's El Bandito Queen Of Spades.

Grape varieties
Natural
Yes
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
12°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Aranel

Aranel blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). 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 large bunches and small grapes. The white Aranel can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

Last vintages of this wine

El Bandito Queen Of Spades - 2019
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
El Bandito Queen Of Spades - 2018
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
El Bandito Queen Of Spades - 2017
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of El Bandito Queen Of Spades from Winery Testalonga are 2019, 2017, 2018

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 8000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 400 of of Swartland wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 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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