Winery Boschendal - Grande Cuvée Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz

Winery BoschendalGrande Cuvée Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Grande Cuvée Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz of Winery Boschendal is a red wine from the region of Stellenbosch of Western Cape.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Taste structure of the Grande Cuvée Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz from the Winery Boschendal

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Grande Cuvée Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz of Winery Boschendal in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Grande Cuvée Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz of Winery Boschendal in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Grande Cuvée Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz

Pairings that work perfectly with Grande Cuvée Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz

Original food and wine pairings with Grande Cuvée Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz

The Grande Cuvée Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz of Winery Boschendal matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of piglet shoulder with melting baked apples, moroccan lamb stew or blue cord.

Details and technical informations about Winery Boschendal's Grande Cuvée Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine 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

Grande Cuvée Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz - 2013
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 411110
Grande Cuvée Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz - 2012
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Grande Cuvée Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz - 2011
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Grande Cuvée Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz from Winery Boschendal are 2013, 2012, 2011

Informations about the Winery Boschendal

The winery offers 91 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This winery is part of the DGB (Douglas Green Bellingham).
It is in the top 40 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Boschendal is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 91 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 3500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 3500 of of Stellenbosch wines
In the top 75000 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: Alcoholic fermentation

Transformation of sugars into alcohol under the effect of yeast. These yeasts exist in their natural state in the vineyards and in the cellars. Artificial seeding with selected yeasts is however very often practiced.

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