Winery SaxenburgSelect Shiraz
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).
The Select Shiraz of the Winery Saxenburg is in the top 30 of wines of South Africa and in the top 10 of wines of Stellenbosch.
Taste structure of the Select Shiraz from the Winery Saxenburg
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Select Shiraz of Winery Saxenburg in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Select Shiraz of Winery Saxenburg 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 Select Shiraz
Pairings that work perfectly with Select Shiraz
Original food and wine pairings with Select Shiraz
The Select Shiraz of Winery Saxenburg matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fillet of beef with morels, lamb roast with lavender or obelix's boar leg in the oven.
Details and technical informations about Winery Saxenburg's Select Shiraz.
Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional
Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Select Shiraz from Winery Saxenburg are 2003, 2009, 2007, 2005 and 2006.
Informations about the Winery Saxenburg
The Winery Saxenburg is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 30 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.
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The word of the wine: Nouaison
Phase of the vegetative cycle of the vine following flowering and corresponding to the formation of the grape berry.
