Winery Drostdy-HofShiraz - Merlot Cape Red
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Shiraz - Merlot Cape Red of Winery Drostdy-Hof in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, black currant or cheese and sometimes also flavors of microbio, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Shiraz - Merlot Cape Red
Pairings that work perfectly with Shiraz - Merlot Cape Red
Original food and wine pairings with Shiraz - Merlot Cape Red
The Shiraz - Merlot Cape Red of Winery Drostdy-Hof matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef fillet in a crust, braised lamb with peppers or duck legs with honey.
Details and technical informations about Winery Drostdy-Hof's Shiraz - Merlot Cape Red.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Merlot 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Shiraz - Merlot Cape Red from Winery Drostdy-Hof are 1804, 2016, 2010, 2009 and 2008.
Informations about the Winery Drostdy-Hof
The Winery Drostdy-Hof is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 39 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Stellenbosch
The wine region of Stellenbosch is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. We currently count 582 estates and châteaux in the of Stellenbosch, producing 3443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Stellenbosch go well with generally quite well with dishes .
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: Perlant
Said of a slightly effervescent wine.
