Cape Venture

Lubanzi Shiraz Blend

8.911 ratings
-no pro ratings
South Africa
Shiraz, Mourvedre, Cinsault, Grenache
Beef, Venison, Chocolate & Caramel, White Rice, Lamb, Pasta, Potato, Mushrooms, Salami & Prosciutto, Chili & Hot Spicy, Tomato-Based, Pork, Pungent Cheese, Hard Cheese, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Herbs, Soft Cheese, Turkey, Veal, Chicken, Exotic Spices, Duck, Nuts & Seeds, Asian Cuisine, Salads & Greens, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, Quinoa
Top Notes For
Matthew Doty

2020 vintage. Nice blend, lightly dry.

2020 vintage. Nice blend, lightly dry.

Sep 23rd, 2023
John Bratincevic

NOSE: cherry … oak … leather … cola … a little smoke.

TASTE: cherry, bitter almond and spices (oregano?) … a little thin, but not bad. Inoffensive, dry red table wine in a can!!! I think this would be great with pasta.

EDIT: I’ve now tried this twice and it really impresses - I retract the “thin” comment. I’m raising the score to 89.

NOSE: cherry … oak … leather … cola … a little smoke.

TASTE: cherry, bitter almond and spices (oregano?) … a little thin, but not bad. Inoffensive, dry red table wine in a can!!! I think this would be great with pasta.

EDIT: I’ve now tried this twice and it really impresses - I retract the “thin” comment. I’m raising the score to 89.

Jun 18th, 2023
Rachael

Low tannins, fruit forward and full bodied. Very smooth.

Low tannins, fruit forward and full bodied. Very smooth.

Jul 4th, 2022
Maura Shirley

Best wine we’ve had at Pearl’s!

Best wine we’ve had at Pearl’s!

Jun 12th, 2022
Vicky Chen Keke

Surprisingly good

Surprisingly good

May 3rd, 2022
Tom Frymire

Post crawfish, pre Bieber w/old man David.

Post crawfish, pre Bieber w/old man David.

May 1st, 2022
Matt Nicoletti

Deep and dark in color, grape jelly on the nose, minerally, with tastes of plums and dark berries. Solid value wine.

Deep and dark in color, grape jelly on the nose, minerally, with tastes of plums and dark berries. Solid value wine.

Sep 21st, 2021
Jake Stika

Jake had this a year ago

Jake had this a year ago

Feb 3rd, 2023
Taylor Wood

Taylor had this 2 years ago

Taylor had this 2 years ago

Sep 27th, 2022
Nat Thomson

Nat had this 2 years ago

Nat had this 2 years ago

May 3rd, 2022