Winery Neil EllisVineyard Selection Syrah
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 Vineyard Selection Syrah from the Winery Neil Ellis
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Vineyard Selection Syrah of Winery Neil Ellis 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 Vineyard Selection Syrah of Winery Neil Ellis in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Vineyard Selection Syrah
Pairings that work perfectly with Vineyard Selection Syrah
Original food and wine pairings with Vineyard Selection Syrah
The Vineyard Selection Syrah of Winery Neil Ellis matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sweet and sour turkish dumpling soup (eksili köfte), leg of lamb bravado in the oven or autumn pumpkin pie.
Details and technical informations about Winery Neil Ellis's Vineyard Selection Syrah.
Discover the grape variety: Humagne rouge
It is a variety of Valle d'Aosta origin and, like Arvine, it is also found in Italy. In the past, it was cultivated in Savoy and registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties, list B, under the name of red humagne, but it is not related to white humagne. According to recent genetic analyses, the Swiss variety Cornalin du Valais is its father and Rèze its grandmother. It is also the grandson of the petit rouge d' Aoste.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Vineyard Selection Syrah from Winery Neil Ellis are 2000, 2006, 2001, 2005 and 2018.
Informations about the Winery Neil Ellis
The Winery Neil Ellis is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 58 wines for sale in the of Jonkershoek Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Jonkershoek Valley
The wine region of Jonkershoek Valley is located in the region of Stellenbosch of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Neil Ellis or the Domaine Neil Ellis produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Jonkershoek Valley are Cabernet-Sauvignon et Malbec, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Jonkershoek Valley often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.
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: Balance
Harmony of the different organoleptic elements of a wine. The balance is linked to the typicity of each wine. The sweetness of a sweet wine is an element of its balance, whereas a Sancerre or a Chablis will be asked to be lively and dry.
