Winery SpierFirst Edition Cape Blend

Red wine of Stellenbosch of Western Cape of South Africa

3.7

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

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The First Edition Cape Blend of Winery Spier is a red wine from the region of Stellenbosch of Western Cape.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the First Edition Cape Blend from the Winery Spier

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the First Edition Cape Blend of Winery Spier in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Food and wine pairings with First Edition Cape Blend

Pairings that work perfectly with First Edition Cape Blend

Original food and wine pairings with First Edition Cape Blend

The First Edition Cape Blend of Winery Spier matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of spit-turned boar leg (oven) with "automatic watering"., pheasant casserole with cabbage or chicken tikka massala.

Details and technical informations about Winery Spier's First Edition Cape Blend.

Winery

Winery Spier

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Carminoir

Intraspecific crossing between pinot noir and cabernet-sauvignon obtained in 1982 at the Federal Research Station Agroscope Changins in Wadenswil (Switzerland). It can be found in Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, ... in France it is very little known.

Last vintages of this wine

First Edition Cape Blend - 2017

In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines

Average rating: 3.7

The best vintages of First Edition Cape Blend from Winery Spier are 2017

Informations about the Winery Spier

The winery offers 222 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.

It is in the top 150 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Spier is one of wineries to follow in Stellenbosch.. It offers 103 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 8000 of of South Africa wines

In the top 2500 of of Stellenbosch wines

In the top 200000 of red wines

In the top 300000 wines of the world

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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