Winery Kalk BayThe Lightsman
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Malbec and the Petit Verdot.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with The Lightsman
Pairings that work perfectly with The Lightsman
Original food and wine pairings with The Lightsman
The The Lightsman of Winery Kalk Bay matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of thai beef curry, thai shrimp soup (tom yam goong) or lasagna of the sea with zucchini.
Details and technical informations about Winery Kalk Bay's The Lightsman.
Discover the grape variety: Malbec
Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of The Lightsman from Winery Kalk Bay are 2015, 2014
Informations about the Winery Kalk Bay
The Winery Kalk Bay is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Coastal Region to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Coastal Region
The wine region of Coastal Region is located in the region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine KWV or the Domaine KWV produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Coastal Region are Pinotage, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Mourvèdre, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Coastal Region often reveals types of flavors of cherry, orange or mango and sometimes also flavors of guava, gooseberry or passion fruit.
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: Wiring
Action of periodically filling barrels containing wine, in order to offset evaporation and maintain a maximum level. The topping up allows to avoid the phenomenon of oxidation.
