Winery Cape RockAmnesty
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Mourvèdre and the Viognier.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
The Amnesty of the Winery Cape Rock is in the top 10 of wines of Cape Town.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Amnesty of Winery Cape Rock 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 Amnesty
Pairings that work perfectly with Amnesty
Original food and wine pairings with Amnesty
The Amnesty of Winery Cape Rock matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of stuffed zucchini, lamb sweetbreads with white wine and sorrel cream or rougail sausage.
Details and technical informations about Winery Cape Rock's Amnesty.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Amnesty from Winery Cape Rock are 2017, 2013, 0, 2015 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Cape Rock
The Winery Cape Rock is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Cape Town to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Cape Town
South African WO district created 2017 (Western Cape, merging Constantia, Durbanville, Hout Bay and Philadelphia): Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc white-king signatures — fresh, mineral profile with citrus, tropical fruit and herbaceous touch, chiselled acidity from Atlantic influence. Historic sweet Vin de Constance, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon red kings. ~30 wineries including Groot Constantia, Klein Constantia, Durbanville Hills.
The wine region of Western Cape
Cradle of South African wine. Signature Chenin Blanc (Steen, 20%) in ample, fresh whites with notes of quince, yellow apple, honey and acacia flower, from crisp dry to sweet. Sharp, iodised Sauvignon Blanc (Walker Bay, Constantia), balanced Chardonnay. Reds: emblematic Pinotage with roasted aromas (coffee, plum, smoke), firm Cabernet Sauvignon, spicy Syrah.
The word of the wine: Powdery mildew
Disease of the vine due to a fungus. Less dreadful than mildew, it only attacks the surface of the green parts. Sulphur has long been the best remedy.
