Winery The Wedge Shiraz - Mourvedre - Viognier
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Mourvèdre and the Viognier.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Shiraz - Mourvedre - Viognier of Winery The Wedge in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak.
Food and wine pairings with Shiraz - Mourvedre - Viognier
Pairings that work perfectly with Shiraz - Mourvedre - Viognier
Original food and wine pairings with Shiraz - Mourvedre - Viognier
The Shiraz - Mourvedre - Viognier of Winery The Wedge matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of burger roll, grandma melanie's cassoulet or leeks with ham and béchamel sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery The Wedge's Shiraz - Mourvedre - Viognier.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Shiraz - Mourvedre - Viognier from Winery The Wedge are 2019, 2018
Informations about the Winery The Wedge
The Winery The Wedge is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Swartland to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Swartland
The wine region of Swartland is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sadie Family or the Domaine Sadie Family produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Swartland are Chenin blanc, Mourvèdre and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Swartland often reveals types of flavors of cherry, marmalade or cantaloupe and sometimes also flavors of chard, poire nashi or red cherry.
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 Grape/Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.
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