Winery AvondroodThe Nicholas Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz

Red wine of Western Cape of South Africa

3.9

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The The Nicholas Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz of Winery Avondrood is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Taste structure of the The Nicholas Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz from the Winery Avondrood

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the The Nicholas Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz of Winery Avondrood in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Food and wine pairings with The Nicholas Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz

Pairings that work perfectly with The Nicholas Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz

Original food and wine pairings with The Nicholas Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz

The The Nicholas Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz of Winery Avondrood matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of shoulder of suckling lamb confit with herbs, lamb tagine with dried apricots or chicken tenderloins with lemon cream.

Details and technical informations about Winery Avondrood's The Nicholas Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz.

Winery

Winery Avondrood

Grape varieties

Cabernet-Sauvignon

Region/Great wine region

Western Cape

Country

South Africa

Style of wine

Red

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon 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 bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

The Nicholas Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz - 2011

In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines

Average rating: 3.9

The best vintages of The Nicholas Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz from Winery Avondrood are 2011

Informations about the Winery Avondrood

The winery offers 11 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.

It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Avondrood is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 9500 of of South Africa wines

In the top 9500 of of Western Cape wines

In the top 250000 of red wines

In the top 400000 wines of the world

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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