Winery Vonkel Fontein - Winemaker's Selection Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon

Winery Vonkel FonteinWinemaker's Selection Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Winemaker's Selection Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Vonkel Fontein is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Taste structure of the Winemaker's Selection Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon from the Winery Vonkel Fontein

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Winemaker's Selection Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Vonkel Fontein in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Winemaker's Selection Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Vonkel Fontein in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of black fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Winemaker's Selection Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon

Pairings that work perfectly with Winemaker's Selection Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon

Original food and wine pairings with Winemaker's Selection Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon

The Winemaker's Selection Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Vonkel Fontein matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of oxtail confit in red wine, merguez with lentils or turkey osso buco.

Details and technical informations about Winery Vonkel Fontein's Winemaker's Selection Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon.

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

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 small bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Winemaker's Selection Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon - 2018
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Winemaker's Selection Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon - 2016
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.111100

The best vintages of Winemaker's Selection Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon from Winery Vonkel Fontein are 2018, 2016

Informations about the Winery Vonkel Fontein

The winery offers 9 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Vonkel Fontein is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 15000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 15000 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 300000 of red wines
In the top 550000 wines of the world

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: Perlant

Said of a slightly effervescent wine.

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