Winery Vergelegen - The Gauntlet Grenache

Winery VergelegenThe Gauntlet Grenache

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The The Gauntlet Grenache of Winery Vergelegen is a red wine from the region of Swartland of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the The Gauntlet Grenache of Winery Vergelegen in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak.

Food and wine pairings with The Gauntlet Grenache

Pairings that work perfectly with The Gauntlet Grenache

Original food and wine pairings with The Gauntlet Grenache

The The Gauntlet Grenache of Winery Vergelegen matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of oxtail confit in red wine or hot asparagus with comté cheese.

Details and technical informations about Winery Vergelegen's The Gauntlet Grenache.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Barbaroux

Barbaroux rosé is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). 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 large bunches and large grapes. Barbaroux rosé can be found in several vineyards: Provence & Corsica, South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

The Gauntlet Grenache - 2013
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.911110
The Gauntlet Grenache - 0
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of The Gauntlet Grenache from Winery Vergelegen are 2013, 0

Informations about the Winery Vergelegen

The winery offers 41 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 30 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Swartland in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Vergelegen is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 39 wines for sale in the of Swartland to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 7500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 2500 of of Swartland wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

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 Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

The word of the wine: Lamb's lettuce

Characteristic of fleshy and consistent wines giving the impression of being chewed.

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