Winery ElandsbergLimited Release Red Blend
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).
Taste structure of the Limited Release Red Blend from the Winery Elandsberg
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Limited Release Red Blend of Winery Elandsberg in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Limited Release Red Blend
Pairings that work perfectly with Limited Release Red Blend
Original food and wine pairings with Limited Release Red Blend
The Limited Release Red Blend of Winery Elandsberg matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of pasticcio (greece), duck breast in the oven or moist parmesan steak.
Details and technical informations about Winery Elandsberg's Limited Release Red Blend.
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!).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Limited Release Red Blend from Winery Elandsberg are 0, 2011
Informations about the Winery Elandsberg
The Winery Elandsberg is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 19 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: Noble rot
A fungus called botrytis cinerea that develops during the over-ripening phase, an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".
