Winery Newton JohnsonFamily Vineyards Granum
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Family Vineyards Granum of Winery Newton Johnson in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Family Vineyards Granum
Pairings that work perfectly with Family Vineyards Granum
Original food and wine pairings with Family Vineyards Granum
The Family Vineyards Granum of Winery Newton Johnson matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of sautéed pork with pineapple, leg of lamb in a herb crust with preserved vegetables or lamb curry indian style.
Details and technical informations about Winery Newton Johnson's Family Vineyards Granum.
Discover the grape variety: Prié
Lively, light dry whites with a pale golden robe with green hues, a slender palate and very preserved acidity. Signature aromas of citrus (lemon), white flowers (acacia), white-fleshed fruits and alpine mineral notes. Also produced as tense high-altitude sparkling wines. Star of the Valle d'Aoste Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle DOC, defining Italian high-altitude whites. Native Italian white grape of the Aosta Valley, grown above 1,000 m, resistant to phylloxera.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Family Vineyards Granum from Winery Newton Johnson are 2012, 2016, 2014, 0 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Newton Johnson
The Winery Newton Johnson is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 32 wines for sale in the of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
Ward of the Western Cape ("Heaven and Earth" in Dutch) near Hermanus: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are the signature wines with a restrained Burgundian profile. Chardonnay with vibrant acidity and clear minerality — citrus, apple and pear rather than tropical. Spicy and savoury Pinot Noir with cherries, raspberries and earthy notes. Atlantic breezes cooled by the Benguela current, latitude 34°S, Bokkeveld shale soils.
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: Foaming
Name given to the second alcoholic fermentation that sparkling wines undergo. It gives rise to a release of carbon dioxide in the bottle.
