Winery Constantia Uitsig - Red Muscat d'Alexandrie

Winery Constantia UitsigRed Muscat d'Alexandrie

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Red Muscat d'Alexandrie of Winery Constantia Uitsig is a sweet wine from the region of Constantia of Western Cape.
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 chicken tagine with olives and potatoes or chocolate fondant.

Details and technical informations about Winery Constantia Uitsig's Red Muscat d'Alexandrie.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
16°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: De Chaunac

Interspecific crossing between 5163 Seibel (2 Gaillard x 2510 Seibel) and 793 Seibel obtained by Albert Seibel (1844-1936). De Chaunac is related to the chelois and the chancellor. It can be found in Canada, the United States, Switzerland, ... in France it was little multiplied and therefore almost endangered.

Informations about the Winery Constantia Uitsig

The winery offers 11 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Constantia in the region of Western Cape

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.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 7500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 95 of of Constantia wines
In the top 8000 of sweet wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

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.

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