Winery Four CousinsDry Red
Red wine
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
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 roast beef with caramelized onion or valencian paella - family recipe.
Details and technical informations about Winery Four Cousins's Dry Red.
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
The best vintages of Dry Red from Winery Four Cousins are 2012, 0
Informations about the Winery Four Cousins
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.
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.
The word of the wine: Discharge
Action consisting of removing suspended particles (sludge) from the must.
