The Cave Antiga is one of the world's great estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in of Serra Gaúcha to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Cave Antiga wines in Serra Gaúcha among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Cave Antiga wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Cave Antiga wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Cave Antiga wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of sauerkraut of the sea in casserole, grilled tuna with mediterranean marinade or tagliatelle with shrimps.
In the mouth the sparkling wine of Cave Antiga. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
Brazil's wine capital, Rio Grande do Sul. Specialty: high-quality traditional-method sparklers, fine and fruity (apple, citrus, white flowers), elegant bubble, alpine expression of the south. Still wines mostly European: round fruity Merlot, firm Cabernet Sauvignon, more tannic Tannat, fresh Chardonnay, supple Riesling Italico, fine Pinot Noir. Marked by Italian immigration in 1875, humid climate tempered by altitude.
~80% of Brazil.
How Cave Antiga wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of dombrés and pig tails, giouvetsi (greek dish) or basque chicken.
On the nose the red wine of Cave Antiga. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Cave Antiga. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.
How Cave Antiga wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts, pork or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of tarte tatin, rabbit stew the old fashioned way or baked cod portuguese style.
A technique that consists of leaving the grapes to macerate in the open air at a low temperature before fermentation, thus enhancing the aromatic expression of the wine.
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Supple, fruity reds with a deep robe and melted tannins, featuring aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, plum, violet, soft spices and garrigue notes. Good consistency and short-to-medium ageing capacity. Made in blends and as a single variety in Languedoc-Roussillon (IGP Pays d'Oc) and exported massively to China where it has become an emblematic quality signature. Also in Brazil and Argentina. A Cabernet Sauvignon × Grenache cross created in 1961 by Paul Truel in Montpellier.
