Winery Groot ConstantiaMerlot - Shiraz
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
The Merlot - Shiraz of the Winery Groot Constantia is in the top 90 of wines of Constantia.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Merlot - Shiraz
Pairings that work perfectly with Merlot - Shiraz
Original food and wine pairings with Merlot - Shiraz
The Merlot - Shiraz of Winery Groot Constantia matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with mustard, marinated lamb chops or duck casserole with turnips.
Details and technical informations about Winery Groot Constantia's Merlot - Shiraz.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Merlot 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Merlot - Shiraz from Winery Groot Constantia are 0
Informations about the Winery Groot Constantia
The Winery Groot Constantia is one of of the world's great 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: Millerandage
Poor fertilization of some grapes at the time of flowering in cold or rainy weather. Milled grapes do not grow and usually do not contain seeds.
