Winery Glen CarlouThe Curator's Collection Shiraz

Red wine of Paarl of Western Cape of South Africa

4.1

(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 The Curator's Collection Shiraz of Winery Glen Carlou is a red wine from the region of Paarl of Western Cape.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the The Curator's Collection Shiraz from the Winery Glen Carlou

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the The Curator's Collection Shiraz of Winery Glen Carlou in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Spices

On the nose the The Curator's Collection Shiraz of Winery Glen Carlou in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of spices.

Food and wine pairings with The Curator's Collection Shiraz

Pairings that work perfectly with The Curator's Collection Shiraz

Original food and wine pairings with The Curator's Collection Shiraz

Lamb

The The Curator's Collection Shiraz of Winery Glen Carlou matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef miroton, couscous without couscous maker or wild boar stew (without marinade or wine).

Details and technical informations about Winery Glen Carlou's The Curator's Collection Shiraz.

Winery

Winery Glen Carlou

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Baga

Most certainly Portuguese.

Last vintages of this wine

The Curator's Collection Shiraz - 2015

In the top 100 of of Paarl wines

Average rating: 4

The best vintages of The Curator's Collection Shiraz from Winery Glen Carlou are 2015

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 25 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.

In the top 5500 of of South Africa wines

In the top 450 of of Paarl wines

In the top 150000 of red wines

In the top 250000 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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