Winery Glen Carlou - Petit Verdot - Tannat

Winery Glen CarlouPetit Verdot - Tannat

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Petit Verdot - Tannat of Winery Glen Carlou is a red wine from the region of Paarl of Western Cape.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Petit Verdot and the Tannat.
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
The Petit Verdot - Tannat of the Winery Glen Carlou is in the top 40 of wines of Paarl.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, dark chocolate

Wine with earth taste

earthy, leather

Wine with spices taste

pepper, cinnamon

On the nose the Petit Verdot - Tannat of Winery Glen Carlou in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cinnamon or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, cigar or cigar box.

Food and wine pairings with Petit Verdot - Tannat

Pairings that work perfectly with Petit Verdot - Tannat

Original food and wine pairings with Petit Verdot - Tannat

The Petit Verdot - Tannat of Winery Glen Carlou matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef fillet in a crust or cordon bleu all house.

Details and technical informations about Winery Glen Carlou's Petit Verdot - Tannat.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

Last vintages of this wine

Petit Verdot - Tannat - 2018
In the top 40 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Petit Verdot - Tannat - 2017
In the top 40 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 311100
Petit Verdot - Tannat - 2016
In the top 40 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Petit Verdot - Tannat - 2015
In the top 40 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Petit Verdot - Tannat - 2013
In the top 40 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 411110
Petit Verdot - Tannat - 2012
In the top 40 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Petit Verdot - Tannat - 2011
In the top 40 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Petit Verdot - Tannat from Winery Glen Carlou are 2015, 2018, 2009, 2016 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery Glen Carlou

The winery offers 57 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This winery is part of the The Hess Collection.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Paarl in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Glen Carlou is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 67 wines for sale in the of Paarl to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 750 of of South Africa wines
In the top 40 of of Paarl wines
In the top 20000 of red wines
In the top 25000 wines of the world

The wine region of Paarl

The wine region of Paarl is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vilafonté or the Domaine La Motte Wine Estate produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Paarl are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Paarl often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, prune or eucalyptus and sometimes also flavors of mocha, cranberry or strawberries.


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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The word of the wine: Bold

A wine with a smooth texture reminiscent of fats.

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