Winery Benguela CoveLighthouse Collection Syrah
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Lighthouse Collection Syrah from the Winery Benguela Cove
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Lighthouse Collection Syrah of Winery Benguela Cove in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Lighthouse Collection Syrah of Winery Benguela Cove in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Lighthouse Collection Syrah
Pairings that work perfectly with Lighthouse Collection Syrah
Original food and wine pairings with Lighthouse Collection Syrah
The Lighthouse Collection Syrah of Winery Benguela Cove matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of braised beef with carrots, lamb garam massala or rabbit à la lorientaise.
Details and technical informations about Winery Benguela Cove's Lighthouse Collection Syrah.
Discover the grape variety: Albarino
It is a Spanish variety, in Galicia to be precise, with its cradle in the Rias Baixas area, around Pontevedra and up to Orense. It would be a close relative of the Loureiro. Widely cultivated in Portugal, ... in France, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Lighthouse Collection Syrah from Winery Benguela Cove are 2018, 2019, 2017, 2015 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Benguela Cove
The Winery Benguela Cove is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 34 wines for sale in the of Walker Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Walker Bay
The wine region of Walker Bay is located in the region of Cape South Coast of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bouchard Finlayson or the Domaine Creation produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Walker Bay are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Walker Bay often reveals types of flavors of raspberry, mocha or mango and sometimes also flavors of guava, passion fruit or grass.
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: Noble rot
A fungus called botrytis cinerea that develops during the over-ripening phase, an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".
