Winery Axe HillMachado
Natural sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
The Machado of the Winery Axe Hill is in the top 20 of wines of Calitzdorp.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Machado of Winery Axe Hill in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Machado
Pairings that work perfectly with Machado
Original food and wine pairings with Machado
The Machado of Winery Axe Hill matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of improved horse steak or bocconcini (veal rolls with ham and comté).
Details and technical informations about Winery Axe Hill's Machado.
Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional
Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Machado from Winery Axe Hill are 0, 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.
The word of the wine: Nervous
Said of a wine that leaves its mark on the palate with its strong characters and a hint of acidity, but without excess.
