Winery HillcrestSaartjie Vineyard Selection Petit Verdot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Saartjie Vineyard Selection Petit Verdot of Winery Hillcrest in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak.
Food and wine pairings with Saartjie Vineyard Selection Petit Verdot
Pairings that work perfectly with Saartjie Vineyard Selection Petit Verdot
Original food and wine pairings with Saartjie Vineyard Selection Petit Verdot
The Saartjie Vineyard Selection Petit Verdot of Winery Hillcrest matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of spanish stew (cocido) or raclette with 8 cheeses.
Details and technical informations about Winery Hillcrest's Saartjie Vineyard Selection Petit Verdot.
Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot
Dark, full-bodied reds with tight tannins and inky colour, showing aromas of blackberry, violet, gentle spice, liquorice and mentholated balsamic notes. Contributes colour, structure and aromatic freshness to great Médoc blends (Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases) where it remains a minority. Also vinified as a single variety in Spain (La Mancha), California, Australia and Argentina. A late-ripening Bordeaux variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Saartjie Vineyard Selection Petit Verdot from Winery Hillcrest are 2017, 0, 2018
Informations about the Winery Hillcrest
The Winery Hillcrest is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Cape Town to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Cape Town
South African WO district created 2017 (Western Cape, merging Constantia, Durbanville, Hout Bay and Philadelphia): Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc white-king signatures — fresh, mineral profile with citrus, tropical fruit and herbaceous touch, chiselled acidity from Atlantic influence. Historic sweet Vin de Constance, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon red kings. ~30 wineries including Groot Constantia, Klein Constantia, Durbanville Hills.
The wine region of Western Cape
Cradle of South African wine. Signature Chenin Blanc (Steen, 20%) in ample, fresh whites with notes of quince, yellow apple, honey and acacia flower, from crisp dry to sweet. Sharp, iodised Sauvignon Blanc (Walker Bay, Constantia), balanced Chardonnay. Reds: emblematic Pinotage with roasted aromas (coffee, plum, smoke), firm Cabernet Sauvignon, spicy Syrah.
The word of the wine: Organic (agriculture)
A type of agriculture (and therefore viticulture) based on respect for living organisms and biological cycles, and which excludes the use of synthetic treatment products and synthetic fertilizers. Organic farming is guaranteed by the respect of a set of specifications.
