Winery Mellasat VineyardsDekker's Valley Shiraz
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Dekker's Valley Shiraz from the Winery Mellasat Vineyards
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Dekker's Valley Shiraz of Winery Mellasat Vineyards in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Dekker's Valley Shiraz of Winery Mellasat Vineyards in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Dekker's Valley Shiraz
Pairings that work perfectly with Dekker's Valley Shiraz
Original food and wine pairings with Dekker's Valley Shiraz
The Dekker's Valley Shiraz of Winery Mellasat Vineyards matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef fillet in a crust, harira algerian soup or salmon and goat cheese quiche.
Details and technical informations about Winery Mellasat Vineyards's Dekker's Valley Shiraz.
Discover the grape variety: Sciaccarello
Sciaccarello noir is a grape variety native to Italy. 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 large bunches and large grapes. Sciaccarello noir can be found in several vineyards: Provence & Corsica, South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Dekker's Valley Shiraz from Winery Mellasat Vineyards are 2014, 0, 2015
Informations about the Winery Mellasat Vineyards
The Winery Mellasat Vineyards is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Paarl to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Paarl
The wine region of Paarl is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vilafonté or the Domaine La Motte Wine Estate produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Paarl are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Paarl often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, prune or eucalyptus and sometimes also flavors of mocha, cranberry or strawberries.
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: Viscosity
Consistency of wine reminiscent of the tactile sensation of sugar syrup with varying degrees of fluidity, due to the alcohol and natural sugar in the grapes present in sweet wines. In excess, this sensation can make the wine pasty and heavy. To the eye, viscosity is referred to as tears.
