Zevenwacht Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 75cl
This is your big, dark, jacket-on red. Pour it and you get cassis, blackberry and a curl of cigar-box smoke, then firm tannins that grip without drying you out. It's the bottle you open when there's nyama choma on the coals or a steak resting on the board and the night is going long. Confident, structured, no apologies.
Big and full on the tongue. The nose leads with blueberry, blackcurrant and a hit of dark chocolate, with that classic Cab graphite-and-cigar-box edge underneath (think pencil shavings and a wooden box, in the best way). On the palate it's dark blackberry and plum, the oak folded right in from 18 months in French barrels. The tannins are firm but polished, so it grips your cheeks a little then lets go into a long, savoury finish. Dry as a bone, no sweetness.
The details
How to serve it
Serve it cool-room, around 16 to 18°C. If it's been baking in a Nairobi afternoon, give it 20 minutes in the fridge first. Big tip: decant it. Pour it into a jug or carafe an hour before you drink, or just splash it around in a wide glass. That breathing time softens the tannins and lets the dark fruit open up. Use your biggest bowl glasses. And if you don't finish the bottle, the cork goes back in and tomorrow it's even smoother.
Pairs well with
Where it's from
Zevenwacht sits on the Stellenbosch wine route, a farm with a 300-year history that the Johnson family took over in 1992. The name is old Dutch for "seven expectations," a nod to the pleasures the estate promises. These grapes grow on decomposed-granite slopes that catch cool Atlantic sea breezes, which is the secret to a Cab this deep in colour and flavour but still fresh. It's a true single-estate wine: grown, made and bottled on the same land.
Good to know
- What is the price of Zevenwacht Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 75cl?
Zevenwacht Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 75cl is KSh 2,999 at Oaks & Corks, delivered across Nairobi, usually within 30 minutes, or by courier countrywide on the next working day.
- What does Zevenwacht Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 75cl taste like?
Full-bodied and dry, with blackcurrant, blueberry and dark chocolate on the nose, plum and dark blackberry on the palate, plus graphite and cigar-box notes from the oak. Firm, polished tannins and a long finish.
- What is the ABV of Zevenwacht Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2019?
It's 14.5% ABV, so a proper full-strength red. One bottle is 750ml, about six glasses.
- How should I serve it?
Serve it cool, around 16 to 18°C, and decant it for an hour if you can. That breathing time softens the tannins and opens up the dark fruit. Big bowl glasses are your friend.
- What food pairs with it?
Anything rich and meaty. Think medium-rare steak, prime rib, oxtail stew, slow-braised short rib or a plate of nyama choma straight off the grill.
- Where is it from and what's in it?
It's a single-estate wine from Zevenwacht in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The 2019 is mostly Cabernet Sauvignon with a small dash of Petit Verdot, aged 18 months in French oak.
- Can I age this wine or should I drink it now?
Both. It drinks beautifully right now, but it's got the structure to cellar for several years if you'd rather lay a bottle down and let it get even smoother.
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Zevenwacht Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 75cl price in Kenya
Buy Zevenwacht Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 75cl online in Nairobi, Kenya for KSh 2,999, delivered across Nairobi, usually within 30 minutes, or by courier countrywide on the next working day.
