Winery Glenelly - Grand Vin Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot

Winery GlenellyGrand Vin Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Grand Vin Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot of Winery Glenelly is a red wine from the region of Stellenbosch of Western Cape.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Petit Verdot and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

tobacco, oak

Wine with earth taste

earthy, leather

Wine with spices taste

pepper, mint

Wine with microbio taste

cream, cheese

On the nose the Grand Vin Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot of Winery Glenelly in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of cream, microbio or cassis and sometimes also flavors of toasty, mint or prune.

Food and wine pairings with Grand Vin Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot

Pairings that work perfectly with Grand Vin Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot

Original food and wine pairings with Grand Vin Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot

The Grand Vin Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot of Winery Glenelly matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of meat and goat pie, chakchouka or roast duck in the oven.

Details and technical informations about Winery Glenelly's Grand Vin Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Grand Vin Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - 2014
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Grand Vin Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - 2013
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Grand Vin Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - 2012
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Grand Vin Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - 2011
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Grand Vin Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - 2010
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Grand Vin Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - 2009
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Grand Vin Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - 2008
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Grand Vin Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot from Winery Glenelly are 2012, 2013, 2006, 2014 and 2009.

Informations about the Winery Glenelly

The winery offers 16 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Glenelly is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 2000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 600 of of Stellenbosch wines
In the top 40000 of red wines
In the top 60000 wines of the world

The wine region of Stellenbosch

The wine region of Stellenbosch is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. We currently count 582 estates and châteaux in the of Stellenbosch, producing 3443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Stellenbosch go well with generally quite well with dishes .


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: Vine

Climbing shrubs with woody stems called shoots that produce grapes in clusters.

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