Winery Spider PigGrenache Noir
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Grenache Noir of Winery Spider Pig in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or earthy and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, strawberries or raspberry.
Food and wine pairings with Grenache Noir
Pairings that work perfectly with Grenache Noir
Original food and wine pairings with Grenache Noir
The Grenache Noir of Winery Spider Pig matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of mexican beef tacos or cold vegetable cake.
Details and technical informations about Winery Spider Pig's Grenache Noir.
Discover the grape variety: Carignan
Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Grenache Noir from Winery Spider Pig are 2016, 2014, 2018
Informations about the Winery Spider Pig
The Winery Spider Pig is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 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: Petiole
Stem of the leaf, connecting the leaf blade to the stem.
