Winery RaatsDriefontein Syrah
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Driefontein Syrah from the Winery Raats
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Driefontein Syrah of Winery Raats in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Driefontein Syrah of Winery Raats in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Driefontein Syrah
Pairings that work perfectly with Driefontein Syrah
Original food and wine pairings with Driefontein Syrah
The Driefontein Syrah of Winery Raats matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef stew, marinated leg of lamb with herbs or rabbit with mustard in foil.
Details and technical informations about Winery Raats's Driefontein Syrah.
Discover the grape variety: Thompson seedless
Most certainly finding its first origins in Persia, today Iran. It is registered in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties list A1. Note that the variety gora chirine, also finding its first origins in Iran (Azerbaijan), is a mutation of the Sultanine, its berries of white or pink color being slightly larger.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Driefontein Syrah from Winery Raats are 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Raats
The Winery Raats is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 32 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.
The word of the wine: Mouth
The mouth is the third stage of wine tasting after the eye and nose. In the mouth, the taster identifies the aromas through the retronasal route, the flavours and the texture. It is in the mouth that the overall balance of the wine is apprehended.
