Winery VergenoegdOld Cape Colony
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Tinta Barroca and the Touriga nacional.
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Old Cape Colony of Winery Vergenoegd in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Old Cape Colony
Pairings that work perfectly with Old Cape Colony
Original food and wine pairings with Old Cape Colony
The Old Cape Colony of Winery Vergenoegd matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of brazilian feijoada or chicken gaston gérard style.
Details and technical informations about Winery Vergenoegd's Old Cape Colony.
Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca
Most certainly Portuguese, more precisely in the Douro region where it is very present. It can be found in Spain, Portugal, South Africa, ... almost unknown in France, registered in the Official Catalogue of A2 list varieties.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Old Cape Colony from Winery Vergenoegd are 2011, 2010, 2008, 2006 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Vergenoegd
The Winery Vergenoegd is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 31 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Tasting
Sensory analysis of the wine according to a precise procedure and steps, using an appropriate vocabulary.
