Winery PiekenierskloofGrenache
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
The Grenache of the Winery Piekenierskloof is in the top 5 of wines of Citrusdal Mountain.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Grenache of Winery Piekenierskloof in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Grenache
Pairings that work perfectly with Grenache
Original food and wine pairings with Grenache
The Grenache of Winery Piekenierskloof matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of autumn beef bourguignon or veal cutlets with savoy tomme.
Details and technical informations about Winery Piekenierskloof's Grenache.
Discover the grape variety: Ribolla gialla
A very old grape variety that has been cultivated for a long time in Italy, more precisely in the Friuli region. It can also be found in Slovenia, Greece (island of Cephalonia), in the United States (California), ... and it should not be confused with the robola or rombola aspri cultivated in Greece (Ionian islands).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Grenache from Winery Piekenierskloof are 2014, 2015, 2017, 2016 and 2018.
Informations about the Winery Piekenierskloof
The Winery Piekenierskloof is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Citrusdal Mountain to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Citrusdal Mountain
The wine region of Citrusdal Mountain is located in the region of Olifants River of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cederberg or the Domaine Cederberg produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Citrusdal Mountain are Chenin blanc, Pinotage and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Citrusdal Mountain often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, jam or cedar and sometimes also flavors of perfume, cinnamon or game.
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: Thinning
Also known as green harvesting, the practice of removing excess bunches of grapes from certain vines, usually in July, but sometimes later. This is often necessary, but not always a good thing, as the remaining bunches often gain weight.
