Winery Stony BrookMourvedre
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Mourvedre of Winery Stony Brook in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices.
Food and wine pairings with Mourvedre
Pairings that work perfectly with Mourvedre
Original food and wine pairings with Mourvedre
The Mourvedre of Winery Stony Brook matches generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of fresh sausage.
Details and technical informations about Winery Stony Brook's Mourvedre.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Mourvedre from Winery Stony Brook are 2008, 2014, 2012, 2011 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Stony Brook
The Winery Stony Brook is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Western Cape
Cradle of South African wine. Signature Chenin Blanc (Steen, 20%) in ample, fresh whites with notes of quince, yellow apple, honey and acacia flower, from crisp dry to sweet. Sharp, iodised Sauvignon Blanc (Walker Bay, Constantia), balanced Chardonnay. Reds: emblematic Pinotage with roasted aromas (coffee, plum, smoke), firm Cabernet Sauvignon, spicy Syrah.
The word of the wine: Ancestral method
A method of making certain sparkling wines such as blanquette de Limoux, sparkling gaillac or clairette de Die, which consists of a second fermentation in the bottle based on natural sugars and yeasts naturally brought by the grapes (unlike the méthode champenoise, which requires the addition of tirage liquor).
