Winery Constantia UitsigRed Muscat d'Alexandrie
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with spicy food and sweet desserts.
The Red Muscat d'Alexandrie of the Winery Constantia Uitsig is in the top 90 of wines of Constantia.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Red Muscat d'Alexandrie of Winery Constantia Uitsig in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Red Muscat d'Alexandrie
Pairings that work perfectly with Red Muscat d'Alexandrie
Original food and wine pairings with Red Muscat d'Alexandrie
The Red Muscat d'Alexandrie of Winery Constantia Uitsig matches generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of curried coral lentils or homemade cookies.
Details and technical informations about Winery Constantia Uitsig's Red Muscat d'Alexandrie.
Discover the grape variety: Schoenburger
This variety is the result of an intraspecific cross between Pinot Noir and Pirovano 1 (Chasselas rose x Hamburg Muscat), obtained in 1939 by Heinrich Birk at the Geinsenheim Research Station (Germany). It can be found not only in Germany but also in Great Britain, Belgium, Italy, the Czech Republic, Brazil, South Africa, Australia, the United States, Canada, etc. In France, it is almost unknown.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Red Muscat d'Alexandrie from Winery Constantia Uitsig are 0
Informations about the Winery Constantia Uitsig
The Winery Constantia Uitsig is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Constantia to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Constantia
The wine region of Constantia is located in the region of Cape Town of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Klein Constantia or the Domaine Groot Constantia produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Constantia are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Constantia often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, leather or potpourri and sometimes also flavors of citrus blossom, earthy or blackberry.
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.
The word of the wine: Fleshy
Said of a wine that gives the impression of being dense and smooth, a bit like biting into the flesh of a ripe fruit.
