Winery Calitzdorp CellarTouriga Nacional

Red wine of Calitzdorp of Western Cape of South Africa

3.6

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Touriga Nacional of Winery Calitzdorp Cellar is a red wine from the region of Calitzdorp of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Earth

On the nose the Touriga Nacional of Winery Calitzdorp Cellar in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of earth, red fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Touriga Nacional

Pairings that work perfectly with Touriga Nacional

Beef

Mature and hard cheese

Original food and wine pairings with Touriga Nacional

The Touriga Nacional of Winery Calitzdorp Cellar matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of fillet of beef with morels or chicken, zucchini and tomato pie.

Details and technical informations about Winery Calitzdorp Cellar's Touriga Nacional.

Winery

Winery Calitzdorp Cellar

Grape varieties

Touriga nacional

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

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.

Informations about the Winery Calitzdorp Cellar

The winery offers 21 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.

It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Calitzdorp in the region of Western Cape

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The Winery Calitzdorp Cellar is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Calitzdorp to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 15000 of of South Africa wines

In the top 15000 of of Calitzdorp wines

In the top 300000 of red wines

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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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