Winery Groot ConstantiaCape Ruby
Natural sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
The Cape Ruby of the Winery Groot Constantia is in the top 10 of wines of Constantia.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cape Ruby of Winery Groot Constantia in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cape Ruby
Pairings that work perfectly with Cape Ruby
Original food and wine pairings with Cape Ruby
The Cape Ruby of Winery Groot Constantia matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef lark or macaroni and cheese gratin.
Details and technical informations about Winery Groot Constantia's Cape Ruby.
Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional
Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cape Ruby from Winery Groot Constantia are 2010, 2005, 2017, 2011 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Groot Constantia
The Winery Groot Constantia is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 35 wines for sale in the of Constantia to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Constantia
The wine region of Constantia is located in the region of Cape Town of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Klein Constantia or the Domaine Groot Constantia produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Constantia are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Constantia often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, leather or potpourri and sometimes also flavors of citrus blossom, earthy or blackberry.
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: Vintage (champagne)
It is a champagne made from a single harvest. In principle, we only vintage the great years: 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996... We find more often, now, the very good 2002, and the 2004, a little short.
