Cave SpringLa Penna
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the La Penna of Cave Spring in the region of Ontario often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with La Penna
Pairings that work perfectly with La Penna
Original food and wine pairings with La Penna
The La Penna of Cave Spring matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tournedos rossini, turkey roulades, flavoured sauce or duckling with bigarrade.
Details and technical informations about Cave Spring's La Penna.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of La Penna from Cave Spring are 2012, 2015, 0, 2013
Informations about the Cave Spring
The Cave Spring is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 42 wines for sale in the of Beamsville Bench to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Beamsville Bench
VQA sub-appellation on the dramatic bench of the Niagara Escarpment (Ontario): Chardonnay and Riesling are the signatures — chiselled Riesling with wet stone, grapefruit, lemon, lime and vibrant acidity balanced by ripe peach and floral notes. Opulent, creamy Chardonnay with green apple, citrus, butter and vanilla. Dolomitic limestone soils bringing signature bracing minerality. Fresh medium-bodied wines with balanced acidic structure.
The wine region of Ontario
World reference for Canadian Icewine: exceptional sweet wines from grapes frozen on the vine, golden colour, signature notes of candied apricot, mango, honey, citrus and exotic fruits, opulent sugar balanced by taut acidity (Vidal for fruit, Riesling for finesse). Cool-climate still wines: mineral, lively Riesling, precise Chardonnay, fine Pinot Noir (cherry, undergrowth), peppery Cabernet Franc. ~5,500 ha on the Niagara Peninsula between Lake Ontario and the escarpment, VQA.
The word of the wine: Roundup
Woody part of the grape bunch to which the berries are attached.
