Winery TierhoekGrenache
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
The Grenache of the Winery Tierhoek is in the top 5 of wines of Piekenierskloof.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Grenache of Winery Tierhoek in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Grenache
Pairings that work perfectly with Grenache
Original food and wine pairings with Grenache
The Grenache of Winery Tierhoek matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of caramelized beef with onions or chicken breast franc comtoise.
Details and technical informations about Winery Tierhoek's Grenache.
Discover the grape variety: Vignoles
An interspecific cross obtained by Jean-François Ravat around 1930. Some people give it as parents the 6905 Seibel - or subéreux - and the pinot, to be confirmed however. It can still be found in North America and England, but is practically unknown in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Grenache from Winery Tierhoek are 2011, 2017, 2015, 2014 and 2009.
Informations about the Winery Tierhoek
The Winery Tierhoek is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Piekenierskloof to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Piekenierskloof
The wine region of Piekenierskloof is located in the region of Citrusdal Mountain of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ken Forrester or the Domaine Kruger Family Wines produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Piekenierskloof are Chenin blanc, Chardonnay and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Piekenierskloof often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
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: Table wine
Everything that is not VQPRD (European designation for all appellation wines: quality wine produced in a specific region). In principle, the bottom of the ladder. But, as in Italy a decade ago (Vino da Tavola), this category is also a refuge for wines that are out of the ordinary, whose producers refuse to accept certain grape variety or vinification dictates.
