Winery Bergsig EstateIcarus Red
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Touriga nacional.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Icarus Red of Winery Bergsig Estate in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Icarus Red
Pairings that work perfectly with Icarus Red
Original food and wine pairings with Icarus Red
The Icarus Red of Winery Bergsig Estate matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of family potluck, leg with a spoon or seven o'clock leg or coconut chicken à la bellevilloise.
Details and technical informations about Winery Bergsig Estate's Icarus Red.
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 best vintages of Icarus Red from Winery Bergsig Estate are 2017, 2010, 2015, 2014 and 2012.
Informations about the Winery Bergsig Estate
The Winery Bergsig Estate is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 46 wines for sale in the of Breede River Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Breede River Valley
The wine region of Breede River Valley is located in the region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Alvi's Drift or the Domaine Alvi's Drift produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Breede River Valley are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Breede River Valley often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, tropical or stone fruit and sometimes also flavors of caramel, white peach or pear.
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: Interknot
Botanical term for the interval between two nodes or between two leaf insertions on a branch (see merithallus).
