Winery Glen Carlou - Petite Classique

Winery Glen CarlouPetite Classique

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Petite Classique 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 Malbec and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Petite Classique of Winery Glen Carlou in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Glen Carlou's Petite Classique.

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

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Last vintages of this wine

Petite Classique - 2018
In the top 100 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Petite Classique from Winery Glen Carlou are 2018

Informations about the Winery Glen Carlou

The winery offers 68 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 55 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 great 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 20000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 1500 of of Paarl wines
In the top 400000 of red wines
In the top 750000 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: Alcooleux

Said of a wine dominated by the presence of alcohol.

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