Winery Testalonga - El Bandito Sweet Cheeks

Winery TestalongaEl Bandito Sweet Cheeks

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 Sweet Cheeks of Winery Testalonga is a white wine from the region of Swartland of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with spicy food and sweet desserts.
The El Bandito Sweet Cheeks of the Winery Testalonga is in the top 60 of wines of Swartland.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the El Bandito Sweet Cheeks of Winery Testalonga in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit.

Food and wine pairings with El Bandito Sweet Cheeks

Pairings that work perfectly with El Bandito Sweet Cheeks

Original food and wine pairings with El Bandito Sweet Cheeks

The El Bandito Sweet Cheeks of Winery Testalonga matches generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of turkey paupiettes in poultry sauce or pancakes.

Details and technical informations about Winery Testalonga's El Bandito Sweet Cheeks.

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

Discover the grape variety: Arinto du Dâo

A very old variety known in Portugal and northwestern Spain (Galicia), but practically unknown elsewhere. In Greece, a variety bears the same name, so it could be the same variety. In Spain, however, we must discard the loureiro, whose synonym is arinto.

Last vintages of this wine

El Bandito Sweet Cheeks - 2019
In the top 60 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.911110
El Bandito Sweet Cheeks - 2018
In the top 60 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 411110
El Bandito Sweet Cheeks - 2017
In the top 60 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
El Bandito Sweet Cheeks - 2016
In the top 60 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
El Bandito Sweet Cheeks - 2015
In the top 60 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
El Bandito Sweet Cheeks - 2014
In the top 60 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 4.211110
El Bandito Sweet Cheeks - 0
In the top 60 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of El Bandito Sweet Cheeks from Winery Testalonga are 2014, 2018, 2019, 2017 and 0.

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 5 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 greatest estates. It offers 29 wines for sale in the of Swartland to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 2000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 65 of of Swartland wines
In the top 15000 of white wines
In the top 65000 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.

The word of the wine: Farm

Wine dominated by a strong acidity and/or biting tannins. In this case, the components of the wine need to melt, i.e. to harmonize during the maturation in the cellar.

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