Winery AngoveAlternatus Carignan
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and spicy food.
Food and wine pairings with Alternatus Carignan
Pairings that work perfectly with Alternatus Carignan
Original food and wine pairings with Alternatus Carignan
The Alternatus Carignan of Winery Angove matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or spicy food such as recipes of baked marrow bones or lamb tagine with honey and onions.
Details and technical informations about Winery Angove's Alternatus Carignan.
Discover the grape variety: Crimson seedless
Table grape with long clusters and elongated seedless (apyrene) red-purple berries with thin skin and crunchy flesh, a balanced sweet flavour. Late-ripening and productive. Very rarely vinified. Grown in California, Australia, Chile and South Africa for export markets, one of the world's most exported table grapes, prized for its attractive appearance and long shelf life. American seedless grey variety obtained in 1989 in California.
Informations about the Winery Angove
The Winery Angove is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 186 wines for sale in the of McLaren Vale to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of McLaren Vale
South Australian showcase of Mediterranean Shiraz: king red (~60% of the vineyard) powerful and silky with notes of blackberry, plum, dark chocolate, eucalyptus and a touch of sweet spice, velvety tannins and vibrant fruit. Renowned old-vine Grenache (cherry, garrigue, pepper), firm Cabernet Sauvignon and dense Mourvèdre as complement. Fresh Chardonnay and Vermentino in whites. Region 38 km south of Adelaide, Mediterranean climate, among the most geo-diverse soils in the world.
The wine region of Australie du Sud
Cradle of the great Australian Shiraz: powerful, sun-drenched reds with notes of blackberry, candied plum, pepper, chocolate and eucalyptus, ample tannins and vibrant fruit (Barossa, McLaren Vale). Firm, minty Cabernet Sauvignon on Coonawarra (terra rossa). Dry, lemony Riesling from Clare and Eden Valley, straight and taut. Fresh Sauvignon and Chardonnay from Adelaide Hills.
The word of the wine: Reduction
A physiological and chemical phenomenon that occurs in wine in the absence of oxygen. The smell of reduction is characterized by animal and sometimes fetid notes that disappear in principle with aeration. It is recommended to decant reduced wines.
