Winery Villiera - Down to Earth Red (Touriga Nacional - Shiraz)

Winery VillieraDown to Earth Red (Touriga Nacional - Shiraz)

3.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Down to Earth Red (Touriga Nacional - Shiraz) of Winery Villiera is a red wine from the region of Stellenbosch of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Down to Earth Red (Touriga Nacional - Shiraz) of Winery Villiera 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 red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Villiera's Down to Earth Red (Touriga Nacional - Shiraz).

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.7°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional

Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.

Last vintages of this wine

Down to Earth Red (Touriga Nacional - Shiraz) - 2018
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Down to Earth Red (Touriga Nacional - Shiraz) - 2017
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Down to Earth Red (Touriga Nacional - Shiraz) - 2016
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Down to Earth Red (Touriga Nacional - Shiraz) - 2015
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Down to Earth Red (Touriga Nacional - Shiraz) - 2014
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Down to Earth Red (Touriga Nacional - Shiraz) - 2013
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Down to Earth Red (Touriga Nacional - Shiraz) - 2012
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.411100

The best vintages of Down to Earth Red (Touriga Nacional - Shiraz) from Winery Villiera are 2010, 2017, 2015, 2014 and 2016.

Informations about the Winery Villiera

The winery offers 84 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Villiera is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 74 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 4000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 2500 of of Stellenbosch wines
In the top 90000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

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.

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The word of the wine: Vineyard

Said of a wine with a certain alcoholic richness and clearly showing the characteristics that distinguish wine from other alcoholic beverages.

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