Winery Nico Van Der MerweRobert Alexander 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 Robert Alexander Shiraz from the Winery Nico Van Der Merwe
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Robert Alexander Shiraz of Winery Nico Van Der Merwe 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 Robert Alexander Shiraz of Winery Nico Van Der Merwe in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Robert Alexander Shiraz
Pairings that work perfectly with Robert Alexander Shiraz
Original food and wine pairings with Robert Alexander Shiraz
The Robert Alexander Shiraz of Winery Nico Van Der Merwe matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of salmon with cream sauce, doner kebab or rabbit with cider and mushrooms.
Details and technical informations about Winery Nico Van Der Merwe's Robert Alexander Shiraz.
Discover the grape variety: Rubi
Pink selection made in Brazil, following a natural coloured mutation of the italia, discovered in 1981 by San Giorgio Jonico. Since 24.08.2009, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties, list A1. In Italy, a more colourful mutation of the Rubi was discovered, called benitaka, which is more uniform in berry colour and ripens about a week earlier. The black brasil variety, which can be found in Brazil, is said to be a natural mutation of benitaka. Finally, Rubi should not be confused with ruby seedless, also a pink apyrene grape.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Robert Alexander Shiraz from Winery Nico Van Der Merwe are 2018, 2015, 2013, 2008 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Nico Van Der Merwe
The Winery Nico Van Der Merwe is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Phylloxera
Aphid that came from America and ravaged European vineyards at the end of the 19th century. It lives on the roots of the vine, from which it pumps the sap. The only vines capable of resisting it had to be imported from the United States, and then grafted onto their root system the wood of traditional French grape varieties. Today, grafted vines are always planted.
