Winery Riebeek CellarsShort Street SGM

Red wine of Swartland of Western Cape of South Africa

3.5

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Short Street SGM of Winery Riebeek Cellars is a red wine from the region of Swartland of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Oak

Spices

On the nose the Short Street SGM of Winery Riebeek Cellars in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Short Street SGM

Pairings that work perfectly with Short Street SGM

Original food and wine pairings with Short Street SGM

Spicy food

The Short Street SGM of Winery Riebeek Cellars matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of marinated shrimp skewers with garlic, grilled lamb shoulder with spices and honey or chicken tagine with lemon confit (marrakech style).

Details and technical informations about Winery Riebeek Cellars's Short Street SGM.

Winery

Winery Riebeek Cellars

Grape varieties

Mourvèdre

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Alcohol

14°

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Short Street SGM - 2017

In the top 100 of of Swartland wines

Average rating: 3.4

Short Street SGM - 2016

In the top 100 of of Swartland wines

Average rating: 3.5

Short Street SGM - 2015

In the top 100 of of Swartland wines

Average rating: 3.3

Short Street SGM - 2014

In the top 100 of of Swartland wines

Average rating: 3.7

The best vintages of Short Street SGM from Winery Riebeek Cellars are 2014, 2016, 2017, 2015

Informations about the Winery Riebeek Cellars

The winery offers 85 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.

It is in the top 30 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Swartland in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Riebeek Cellars is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 81 wines for sale in the of Swartland to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 8500 of of South Africa wines

In the top 450 of of Swartland wines

In the top 200000 of red wines

In the top 350000 wines of the world

The wine region of Swartland

The wine region of Swartland is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sadie Family or the Domaine Sadie Family produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Swartland are Chenin blanc, Mourvèdre and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Swartland often reveals types of flavors of cherry, marmalade or cantaloupe and sometimes also flavors of chard, poire nashi or red cherry.

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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