Winery AvenhoornReserve Shiraz - Merlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
The Reserve Shiraz - Merlot of the Winery Avenhoorn is in the top 90 of wines of Swartland.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Reserve Shiraz - Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Reserve Shiraz - Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Reserve Shiraz - Merlot
The Reserve Shiraz - Merlot of Winery Avenhoorn matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with onions chinese style, grilled lamb shoulder with spices and honey or alice's rabbit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Avenhoorn's Reserve Shiraz - Merlot.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Reserve Shiraz - Merlot from Winery Avenhoorn are 2017, 2016, 0, 2019 and 2018.
Informations about the Winery Avenhoorn
The Winery Avenhoorn is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 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.
The word of the wine: Côte des Bar
This is the name given to the vineyards of the Aube, which are closer to Burgundy, and some of the wines produced here bear witness to this proximity. The pinot noir dominates, the meunier is practically absent. Two crus have become references: Riceys, where a rosé without bubbles is also produced, and Montgueux near Troyes, renowned for its Chardonnay.
