Winery Ernie ElsBig Easy Red
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Mourvèdre and the Viognier.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Big Easy Red of Winery Ernie Els 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 tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Big Easy Red
Pairings that work perfectly with Big Easy Red
Original food and wine pairings with Big Easy Red
The Big Easy Red of Winery Ernie Els matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of traditional flemish carbonades, lamb sweetbreads with white wine and sorrel cream or eggs in meurette.
Details and technical informations about Winery Ernie Els's Big Easy Red.
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 Big Easy Red from Winery Ernie Els are 2007, 2010, 2009, 2018 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Ernie Els
The Winery Ernie Els is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 28 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: Oxidation
Alteration of the wine caused by prolonged contact with oxygen and resulting in a coppery colour with brown reflections and the appearance of typical aromas reminiscent of rancid nuts.
