Cuvée Ameena 2021

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159,00 zł

A vintage worthy of the great wines of the Northern Rhône!

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South Africa

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Vin Rouge

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13%

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5-10 years

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100% Syrah

Powerful and spicy, this wine deserves dishes with pronounced flavors such as West Indian black pudding, a spiced rack of lamb, a leg of deer or a grilled duck breast. It can also be used with a beautiful alpine Etivaz or a lovely matured Beaufort!

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This 100% Syrah cuvée reveals a rich aromatic profile, supported by spicy and supple tannins. It is an elegant and complex wine, peppery , liquorice, with notes of morello cherry, chocolate, small black fruits and slightly vanilla. The Cuvée "Ameena", named after the winemaker's daughter, was aged in 500 liter French oak barrels for 24 months and unfiltered . It is made, like all the estate's wines, by applying minimal interventionist vinification with the use of natural yeasts, very low sulfur levels and without filtration during bottling . The wine, all lacy, has a very beautiful finesse, melted tannins and an acidity which reveals a superb balance. It’s a wonderful nod to the wines of the Northern Rhône Valley.

Où est-ce qu'on voyage?

Western Cape It is by far the best known and most emblematic geographical area of ​​South Africa. It is home to the prestigious Stellenbosch, Paarl and Cape Town regions and can be considered the epicenter of the wine region. The climate is essentially Mediterranean. The Western Cape region is crossed by spectacular mountain ranges which are particularly important for viticulture because they form particularly interesting microclimates for varietal diversity. The sub-region: The Swartland Traditionally a grain-producing region, Swartland, whose name means "Black Land" in Dutch, has become in around fifteen years one of the most emblematic wine-growing regions in South Africa. The topography of the region is very varied and vineyards can be found on mountainsides or on the rolling hills that dot the region. The climate is warm Mediterranean with oceanic influences as we get closer to the Atlantic coast. The warm climate greatly reduces the incidence of disease. The rainfall is 400 mm per year but the region includes many plots of old, non-irrigated vines with very low yields. The floors are mainly composed of slates. There are also pockets of granite particularly around the Paardeberg mountain. Most vineyards are goblet pruned, a pruning which provides strong resistance to heat and drought. The main grape varieties of the region are Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre and Chenin Blanc.

La petite histoire du pays

South Africa

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The first vines were planted in South Africa by Dutch settlers in the 1650s, although wine production did not really begin to take off until the arrival of French Protestants, in the 1680s, with their skills and their knowledge of viticulture. Stellenbosch is also a historic wine region, with the first vineyards being planted there in the 1690s. Today South Africa is one of the most important wine producing countries in the southern hemisphere. With over 300 years of winemaking history, it is often described as a bridge between the Old and New Worlds. The majority of wines are produced using New World winemaking techniques, but they often have more in common stylistically with their Old World counterparts. Since the end of apartheid, South African wine has received international attention and acclaim for its wide variety of styles. South Africa's wine industry is spread across the lush and rugged landscape of the Western Cape. Here, the abundance of mountains, valleys and plateaus allows winemakers to produce a wide variety of styles. Vineyards can also be found in the Orange River region of the Northern Cape, where the flat, arid landscape is dominated by the Kalahari Desert. Most of South Africa's wine regions have a Mediterranean climate, strongly influenced by the meeting of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. The country's signature grape variety is Pinotage, an indigenous cross of Pinot Noir and Cinsaut that is rarely found in quantity in other wine-producing countries. Shiraz (Syrah) is also widely planted, as are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot (often combined in a Bordeaux blend). South African Chardonnay, Chenin and Sauvignon Blanc have become popular internationally in recent years.

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