Winery Fontein RidgeWestern Cape Pinotage Shiraz
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Western Cape Pinotage Shiraz from the Winery Fontein Ridge
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Western Cape Pinotage Shiraz of Winery Fontein Ridge in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Food and wine pairings with Western Cape Pinotage Shiraz
Pairings that work perfectly with Western Cape Pinotage Shiraz
Original food and wine pairings with Western Cape Pinotage Shiraz
The Western Cape Pinotage Shiraz of Winery Fontein Ridge matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of blanquette of monkfish with small vegetables, rabbit with prunes or traditional tunisian couscous.
Details and technical informations about Winery Fontein Ridge's Western Cape Pinotage Shiraz.
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 Western Cape Pinotage Shiraz from Winery Fontein Ridge are 2014, 0
Informations about the Winery Fontein Ridge
The Winery Fontein Ridge is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 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: Shipping (liquor)
In champagne and wines made according to the traditional method, wine is added before corking to fill the void in the bottle created by disgorging. This added wine is often sweetened by sugar incorporated in variable proportions according to the style of wine sought (see dosage). Syn.: liqueur de dosage.
