Winery TestalongaEl Bandito The 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 game (deer, venison).
The El Bandito The Dark Side of the Winery Testalonga is in the top 90 of wines of Swartland.
Taste structure of the El Bandito The Dark Side from the Winery Testalonga
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the El Bandito The Dark Side of Winery Testalonga 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 El Bandito The Dark Side of Winery Testalonga in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with El Bandito The Dark Side
Pairings that work perfectly with El Bandito The Dark Side
Original food and wine pairings with El Bandito The Dark Side
The El Bandito The Dark Side of Winery Testalonga matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of greek moussaka, lamb tagine with prunes or duck aiguillettes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Testalonga's El Bandito The Dark Side.
Discover the grape variety: Guillemot
Most certainly from Béarn. It should not be confused with the blancard - or palougue - because they both have the same synonym coer de baco. The Guillemot is practically no longer present in the vineyard and is therefore on the verge of extinction. According to published genetic analyses, it is the result of a natural cross between the Manseng Noir and the Verjuice. For more information on other relatives, click here !
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of El Bandito The Dark Side from Winery Testalonga are 2015, 2016, 2017
Informations about the Winery Testalonga
The Winery Testalonga is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Swartland to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Decanter
1) Glass container with a narrow neck used to aerate or decant the wine. 2) Decanter wines: wines that are drunk young and that were once drawn directly from the barrel. For example, some Muscadets or Beaujolais.
