Winery Charles Back - Piekenierskloof Grenache

Winery Charles Back Piekenierskloof Grenache

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The Piekenierskloof Grenache of Winery Charles Back is a red wine from the region of Paarl of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Piekenierskloof Grenache of Winery Charles Back in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak.

Food and wine pairings with Piekenierskloof Grenache

Pairings that work perfectly with Piekenierskloof Grenache

Original food and wine pairings with Piekenierskloof Grenache

The Piekenierskloof Grenache of Winery Charles Back matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of rosbeef casserole mamie or savoyard fondue with tomato.

Details and technical informations about Winery Charles Back's Piekenierskloof Grenache.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
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Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Fer-servadou

Fer-servadou noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Gironde). 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 large bunches, and grapes of small to medium size. Fer-servadou noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.

Informations about the Winery Charles Back

The winery offers 23 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Paarl in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Charles Back is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Paarl to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 15000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 15000 of of Paarl wines
In the top 300000 of red wines
In the top 500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Paarl

The wine region of Paarl is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vilafonté or the Domaine La Motte Wine Estate produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Paarl are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Paarl often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, prune or eucalyptus and sometimes also flavors of mocha, cranberry or strawberries.


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 Grape/Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

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The word of the wine: Mineral

Taste reminiscent of gunflint, chalk and many nuances of the mineral world, and reinforcing, especially in white wines, the notion of freshness and the sappy character.

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