Winery De KransMerlot - Pinotage
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Pinotage and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Merlot - Pinotage of the Winery De Krans is in the top 60 of wines of Calitzdorp.
Taste structure of the Merlot - Pinotage from the Winery De Krans
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Merlot - Pinotage of Winery De Krans in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Merlot - Pinotage
Pairings that work perfectly with Merlot - Pinotage
Original food and wine pairings with Merlot - Pinotage
The Merlot - Pinotage of Winery De Krans matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of pork tongue with tomato sauce and pickles, sarthe pot or turkey cutlets with feta and cherry tomatoes.
Details and technical informations about Winery De Krans's Merlot - Pinotage.
Discover the grape variety: Pinotage
An intraspecific cross between pinot noir and cinsaut called hermitage, obtained in South Africa in 1925 by Professor Abraham Izak Perold. Since then, it has been propagated in Africa, New Zealand, Australia, the United States (California), Canada, Brazil, Israel, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties on the A1 list. - Synonymy: none to date (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).
Informations about the Winery De Krans
The Winery De Krans is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 47 wines for sale in the of Calitzdorp to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Calitzdorp
The wine region of Calitzdorp is located in the region of Klein Karoo of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine De Krans or the Domaine De Krans produce mainly wines red, natural sweet and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Calitzdorp are Touriga nacional, Tinta Barroca and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Calitzdorp often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.
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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A powerful red wine with a dense, rich body and a tight tannic structure.
