Winery Retief - Pearl MountainWagon Trail 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 Wagon Trail Shiraz from the Winery Retief - Pearl Mountain
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Wagon Trail Shiraz of Winery Retief - Pearl Mountain 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 Wagon Trail Shiraz of Winery Retief - Pearl Mountain in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Wagon Trail Shiraz
Pairings that work perfectly with Wagon Trail Shiraz
Original food and wine pairings with Wagon Trail Shiraz
The Wagon Trail Shiraz of Winery Retief - Pearl Mountain matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tagliata with truffle oil, saddle of lamb stuffed with chicken breast and basil or duck breast in a crust.
Details and technical informations about Winery Retief - Pearl Mountain's Wagon Trail Shiraz.
Discover the grape variety: Red Globe
Obtained in the United States (California) in 1957 by Harold P. Olmo and Albert T. Koyama by crossing (hunisa x emperor) with (hunisa x emperor x nocera). It is found in the United States (California, ...), Spain, Portugal, Italy (Sicily, ...), Turkey, Chile, Argentina, South Africa, ... in France, it is not known, registered since the 03.05.2010 in the official catalogue list A2.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Wagon Trail Shiraz from Winery Retief - Pearl Mountain are 2017, 2016, 0, 2014
Informations about the Winery Retief - Pearl Mountain
The Winery Retief - Pearl Mountain is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Paarl to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Paarl
The wine region of Paarl is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vilafonté or the Domaine La Motte Wine Estate produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Paarl are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Paarl often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, prune or eucalyptus and sometimes also flavors of mocha, cranberry or strawberries.
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: Passerillage
Concentration of the grape by drying out, under the influence of wind or sun, as opposed to botrytisation, which is the concentration obtained by the development of the "noble rot" for which Botrytis cinerea is responsible. The word is mainly used for sweet wines.
