Napier WineryLion Creek Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz
Red wine
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 Lion Creek Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz from the Napier Winery
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Lion Creek Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz of Napier Winery 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 Lion Creek Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz of Napier Winery in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Lion Creek Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz
Pairings that work perfectly with Lion Creek Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz
Original food and wine pairings with Lion Creek Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz
The Lion Creek Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz of Napier Winery matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef tongue with mushrooms, pastasotto pepper merguez (risotto style pasta) or chicken fillets with mustard and cream.
Details and technical informations about Napier Winery's Lion Creek Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz.
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
The best vintages of Lion Creek Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz from Napier Winery are 2010, 2012, 2014, 2011 and 2016.
Informations about the Napier Winery
The Napier Winery is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Balthazar
Bottle with a capacity of 12 litres.
