Winery Drostdy-HofMalbec - Mourvedre - Tannat
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Malbec, the Mourvèdre and the Tannat.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Malbec - Mourvedre - Tannat
Pairings that work perfectly with Malbec - Mourvedre - Tannat
Original food and wine pairings with Malbec - Mourvedre - Tannat
The Malbec - Mourvedre - Tannat of Winery Drostdy-Hof matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of tournedos rossini, chicken tajine with prunes or chicken gaston gérard style.
Details and technical informations about Winery Drostdy-Hof's Malbec - Mourvedre - Tannat.
Discover the grape variety: Malbec
Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Malbec - Mourvedre - Tannat from Winery Drostdy-Hof are 0, 2011
Informations about the Winery Drostdy-Hof
The Winery Drostdy-Hof is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 39 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Astringent
Said of a wine that is a bit harsh and rough on the palate. Astringency often appears in young red wines that are rich in tannins and need to be rounded out.
