Winery Painted WolfLycaon Grenache
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Lycaon Grenache of Winery Painted Wolf in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Lycaon Grenache
Pairings that work perfectly with Lycaon Grenache
Original food and wine pairings with Lycaon Grenache
The Lycaon Grenache of Winery Painted Wolf matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of quick beef bourguignon or cod and zucchini crumble.
Details and technical informations about Winery Painted Wolf's Lycaon Grenache.
Discover the grape variety: Altesse
The Altesse white grape variety is French in origin, but its ancestors were brought from Cyprus. It then developed in the vineyards of the southeast of the country. The Montagnieu fusette or arbane, as it is also called, buds early in the year. A cottony veil covers the first buds. The involuted blade and the U-shaped petiolar sinus distinguish the adult, three-lobed leaves. During, sometimes for late vengeance, the clusters of medium or small size are winged, compact and cylindrical.the fruits reveal a melting pulp under a film of variable color. The pink-tan colour replaces the early reddish yellow when the berries ripen. If they persist, the berries take on a lilac hue. The vinification promises sparkling, aromatic and elegant sweet whites, or dry whites. Altesse is a grape variety to be carefully maintained against acariosis and erinosis.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Lycaon Grenache from Winery Painted Wolf are 2015, 2013, 0
Informations about the Winery Painted Wolf
The Winery Painted Wolf is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 43 wines for sale in the of Coastal Region to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Coastal Region
The wine region of Coastal Region is located in the region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine KWV or the Domaine KWV produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Coastal Region are Pinotage, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Mourvèdre, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Coastal Region often reveals types of flavors of cherry, orange or mango and sometimes also flavors of guava, gooseberry or passion fruit.
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: Tranquil (wine)
Refers to a non-sparkling wine.
