Winery Axe HillDistinta
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Tinta Barroca and the Touriga nacional.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
The Distinta of the Winery Axe Hill is in the top 40 of wines of Calitzdorp.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Distinta of Winery Axe Hill in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Distinta
Pairings that work perfectly with Distinta
Original food and wine pairings with Distinta
The Distinta of Winery Axe Hill matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of baked marrow bones, traditional tagine (morocco) or shrimp marinade.
Details and technical informations about Winery Axe Hill's Distinta.
Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca
Most certainly Portuguese, more precisely in the Douro region where it is very present. It can be found in Spain, Portugal, South Africa, ... almost unknown in France, registered in the Official Catalogue of A2 list varieties.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Distinta from Winery Axe Hill are 2012, 2014
Informations about the Winery Axe Hill
The Winery Axe Hill is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Calitzdorp to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Calitzdorp
The wine region of Calitzdorp is located in the region of Klein Karoo of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine De Krans or the Domaine De Krans produce mainly wines red, natural sweet and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Calitzdorp are Touriga nacional, Tinta Barroca and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Calitzdorp often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.
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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The word of the wine: Density per hectare
Number of vines per hectare. For the same yield, a vine planted with 3,000 vines per hectare bears many more bunches (per vine) than a vine planted with 10,000. The grapes will therefore be less rich in sugar and polyphenols (tannins, aromas...).
