Winery Blake'sAmethyst
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Pinotage.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Amethyst of the Winery Blake's is in the top 10 of wines of Swartland.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Amethyst of Winery Blake's in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Amethyst
Pairings that work perfectly with Amethyst
Original food and wine pairings with Amethyst
The Amethyst of Winery Blake's matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of vegetable noddles, merguez with lentils or venison leg in casserole.
Details and technical informations about Winery Blake's's Amethyst.
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 Amethyst from Winery Blake's are 2018, 2017, 2019, 2016 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Blake's
The Winery Blake's is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Swartland to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Swartland
The wine region of Swartland is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sadie Family or the Domaine Sadie Family produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Swartland are Chenin blanc, Mourvèdre and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Swartland often reveals types of flavors of cherry, marmalade or cantaloupe and sometimes also flavors of chard, poire nashi or red cherry.
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: Grenache gris
A grey variety of Grenache grown in the Pyrénées-Orientales, the Aude and the southern Rhône valley. Its powerful and round wines are used in the blending of dry white or rosé wines and natural sweet wines.
