Winery De GrendelRubaiyat
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Malbec and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Rubaiyat of the Winery De Grendel is in the top 70 of wines of South Africa and in the top 5 of wines of Durbanville.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Rubaiyat of Winery De Grendel in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Rubaiyat
Pairings that work perfectly with Rubaiyat
Original food and wine pairings with Rubaiyat
The Rubaiyat of Winery De Grendel matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pot roast, lamb shoulder cooked for 5 hours or wild boar stew provencal style.
Details and technical informations about Winery De Grendel's Rubaiyat.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 small bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Rubaiyat from Winery De Grendel are 2016, 2015, 2012, 2010 and 0.
Informations about the Winery De Grendel
The Winery De Grendel is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Durbanville to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Durbanville
The wine region of Durbanville is located in the region of Cape Town of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vinoneers or the Domaine De Grendel produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Durbanville are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Durbanville often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, black cherries or chocolate and sometimes also flavors of mocha, black fruits or red cherry.
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: Ice wine
Sweet wine obtained by pressing frozen berries harvested in the middle of winter.
