Winery Four CousinsDry Red

Red wine of Robertson of Western Cape of South Africa

3.0

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Dry Red of Winery Four Cousins is a red wine from the region of Robertson of Western Cape.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Ruby-cabernet and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).

Food and wine pairings with Dry Red

Pairings that work perfectly with Dry Red

Beef

Game (deer, venison)

Original food and wine pairings with Dry Red

The Dry Red of Winery Four Cousins matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork tongue with bacon and onions or rabbit socks in gibelotte.

Details and technical informations about Winery Four Cousins's Dry Red.

Winery

Winery Four Cousins

Grape varieties

Ruby-cabernet , Merlot

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Ruby-cabernet

Intraspecific crossing carried out in 1936 by Doctor Harold Paul Olmo of the University of California in Davis (United States) between the carignan and the cabernet-sauvignon. The first plantings were made in 1948 in the United States (California). Today, it is less and less multiplied, but it can still be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Yugoslavia, the United States, etc. In France, it is almost unknown.

Last vintages of this wine

Dry Red - 2012

In the top 100 of of Robertson wines

Average rating: 3

The best vintages of Dry Red from Winery Four Cousins are 2012

Informations about the Winery Four Cousins

The winery offers 27 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.1.

This winery is part of the Van Loveren.

It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Robertson in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Four Cousins is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 25 wines for sale in the of Robertson to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 25000 of of South Africa wines

In the top 800 of of Robertson wines

In the top 600000 of red wines

In the top 1500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Robertson

The wine region of Robertson is located in the region of Breede River Valley of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Springfield Estate or the Domaine Springfield Estate produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Robertson are Chardonnay, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Robertson often reveals types of flavors of cream, straw or fresh strawberries and sometimes also flavors of brioche, cranberry or lemon grass.

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.

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