Winery Sams IslandWestern Cape 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 Western Cape Shiraz from the Winery Sams Island
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Western Cape Shiraz of Winery Sams Island in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Western Cape Shiraz
Pairings that work perfectly with Western Cape Shiraz
Original food and wine pairings with Western Cape Shiraz
The Western Cape Shiraz of Winery Sams Island matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of braciola (southern italy), leg of lamb brissac (leftover leg of lamb) or candied gizzards.
Details and technical informations about Winery Sams Island's Western Cape Shiraz.
Discover the grape variety: Millot Léon
Interspecific crossing between the 101-14 Millardet and Grasset (vitis riparia X vitis rupestris) and the goldriesling obtained by Eugène Kühlmann (1858-1932) around 1911 and marketed around 1921. With these same parents, he obtained among others the Maréchal Foch. Léon Millot is still found in Canada, the United States, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, Poland and England. In France, where it was grown for a long time in Alsace, it is no longer grown in the vineyards, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties, list A.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Western Cape Shiraz from Winery Sams Island are 2017, 0, 2015, 2012
Informations about the Winery Sams Island
The Winery Sams Island is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Left bank
In Bordeaux, refers to the vineyards located on the left bank of the Gironde, where the dominant grape variety is Cabernet Sauvignon. These are the Medoc, Haut-Médoc, Pessac-Leognan, Graves, etc. appellations.
