Longridge WineryRouge

Red wine of Stellenbosch of Western Cape of South Africa

3.5

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Rouge of Longridge Winery is a red wine from the region of Stellenbosch of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Oak

Spices

On the nose the Rouge of Longridge Winery in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Rouge

Pairings that work perfectly with Rouge

Original food and wine pairings with Rouge

Wine and food pairings with Mature and hard cheese

Spicy food

The Rouge of Longridge Winery matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of shoulder of suckling lamb confit with herbs, lamb tagine with dried fruits and herbs or rabbit with mustard in foil.

Details and technical informations about Longridge Winery's Rouge.

Winery

Longridge Winery

Grape varieties

Merlot

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

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

Rouge - 2014

In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines

Average rating: 3.9

Rouge - 2013

In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines

Average rating: 3.5

Rouge - 2012

In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines

Average rating: 3.4

The best vintages of Rouge from Longridge Winery are 2014, 2013, 2012

Informations about the Longridge Winery

The winery offers 39 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.

It is in the top 25 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Longridge Winery is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 41 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 8000 of of South Africa wines

In the top 2500 of of Stellenbosch wines

In the top 200000 of red wines

In the top 350000 wines of the world

The wine region of Stellenbosch

The wine region of Stellenbosch is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. We currently count 582 estates and châteaux in the of Stellenbosch, producing 3443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Stellenbosch go well with generally quite well with dishes .

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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