Winery Alexander FonteinLimited Edition Quartzite Gravel Blend
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
The Limited Edition Quartzite Gravel Blend of the Winery Alexander Fontein is in the top 80 of wines of Coastal Region.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Limited Edition Quartzite Gravel Blend of Winery Alexander Fontein in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak.
Food and wine pairings with Limited Edition Quartzite Gravel Blend
Pairings that work perfectly with Limited Edition Quartzite Gravel Blend
Original food and wine pairings with Limited Edition Quartzite Gravel Blend
The Limited Edition Quartzite Gravel Blend of Winery Alexander Fontein matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of fillet of beef in a foie gras and truffle crust, douez battata with cardoons (moroccan lamb stew) or vegetarian paella.
Details and technical informations about Winery Alexander Fontein's Limited Edition Quartzite Gravel Blend.
Discover the grape variety: Belair
Intraspecific crossing between the barlinka and the Alphonse Lavallée obtained in 1974 in South Africa by E.P. Evans and P.J.L. Ellis. In the same country and with the same parents, other varieties were created such as happiness, la rochelle, ... . Belair is registered since 2012 in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties list A2.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Limited Edition Quartzite Gravel Blend from Winery Alexander Fontein are 2015, 2013, 0
Informations about the Winery Alexander Fontein
The Winery Alexander Fontein is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Coastal Region to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Coastal Region
The wine region of Coastal Region is located in the region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine KWV or the Domaine KWV produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Coastal Region are Pinotage, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Mourvèdre, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Coastal Region often reveals types of flavors of cherry, orange or mango and sometimes also flavors of guava, gooseberry or passion fruit.
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: Presses
The juice that results from pressing the grapes after fermentation. At the end of the maceration, the vats are emptied, the first juice obtained is called the free-run wine and the marc remaining at the bottom of the vat is then pressed to give the press wine. We say more quickly "the presses". Their quality varies according to the vintage and the maceration. A too vigorous extraction releases the tannins of pips and the wine of press can then prove to be very astringent. Often the winemaker raises it separately, deciding later whether or not to incorporate it totally or partially into the grand vin.
