Winery OvergaauwShepherd's Cottage Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
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 Shepherd's Cottage Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot from the Winery Overgaauw
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Shepherd's Cottage Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot of Winery Overgaauw 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 Shepherd's Cottage Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot of Winery Overgaauw in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Shepherd's Cottage Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Shepherd's Cottage Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Shepherd's Cottage Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
The Shepherd's Cottage Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot of Winery Overgaauw matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef lark, quick couscous or rabbit with cream sauce anne's way.
Details and technical informations about Winery Overgaauw's Shepherd's Cottage Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Cabernet-Sauvignon 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 bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Shepherd's Cottage Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot from Winery Overgaauw are 2014, 2015, 2016, 2013
Informations about the Winery Overgaauw
The Winery Overgaauw is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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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