Winery Rickety BridgeThe Foundation Stone Red Blend
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cinsault, the Mourvèdre and the Tannat.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the The Foundation Stone Red Blend of Winery Rickety Bridge in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with The Foundation Stone Red Blend
Pairings that work perfectly with The Foundation Stone Red Blend
Original food and wine pairings with The Foundation Stone Red Blend
The The Foundation Stone Red Blend of Winery Rickety Bridge matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of tata simone's dumplings, tunisian macaroni or shrimp curry (reunionese recipe).
Details and technical informations about Winery Rickety Bridge's The Foundation Stone Red Blend.
Discover the grape variety: Cinsault
Cinsaut noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). 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 large bunches and large grapes. Cinsaut noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of The Foundation Stone Red Blend from Winery Rickety Bridge are 2012, 2010, 2018, 2015 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Rickety Bridge
The Winery Rickety Bridge is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 40 wines for sale in the of Franschhoek to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Franschhoek
The wine region of Franschhoek is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Anthonij Rupert or the Domaine Holden Manz produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Franschhoek are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Franschhoek often reveals types of flavors of cream, dried fruit or ash and sometimes also flavors of bell pepper, ripe blackberries or cigar.
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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