Winery High ConstantiaPetit Verdot

Red wine of Constantia of Western Cape of South Africa

4.3

(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 Petit Verdot of Winery High Constantia is a red wine from the region of Constantia of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
The Petit Verdot of the Winery High Constantia is in the top 70 of wines of Constantia.

Food and wine pairings with Petit Verdot

Pairings that work perfectly with Petit Verdot

Beef

Mature and hard cheese

Original food and wine pairings with Petit Verdot

The Petit Verdot of Winery High Constantia matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of wild boar stew in burgundy style or raclette with 8 cheeses.

Details and technical informations about Winery High Constantia's Petit Verdot.

Winery

Winery High Constantia

Grape varieties

Petit Verdot

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

Last vintages of this wine

Petit Verdot - 2007

In the top 70 of of Constantia wines

Average rating: 4.3

Petit Verdot - 2006

In the top 70 of of Constantia wines

Average rating: 4.4

The best vintages of Petit Verdot from Winery High Constantia are 2006, 2007

Informations about the Winery High Constantia

The winery offers 18 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.

It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Constantia in the region of Western Cape

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

In the top 5500 of of South Africa wines

In the top 75 of of Constantia wines

In the top 150000 of red wines

In the top 200000 wines of the world

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.

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