Markus Schneider & Kaapzicht Vet Rooi Olifant red wine (6 x 0.75l)

• STORY: Vet Rooi Olifant is a cuvée that resulted from the collaboration between Markus Schneider and Danie Steytler (Kaapzicht Estate). The wine was made from Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Cinsault and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes.

• AGEING: The wine was aged in barriques.

• AROMA: The wine shows a beautiful nose with aromas of cassis, cherries, blackberries, plums, vanilla, cedar, coffee, cocoa, liquorice, smoked meat, pepper, cardamom, cloves, juniper, mint and violets.

• EVALUATION: Fleshy, juicy on the palate, lots of fine-meshed tannins, very nice, spicy fruit, complex, very elegant, animating and very long-lasting.

• SERVING RECOMMENDATION: Perfect with beef and game

Anyone interested in wine from the Palatinate cannot avoid the wines of Markus Schneider, because today the winery of the same name in Ellerstadt is one of the best known in Germany. Winegrower Markus Schneider has made a "walkthrough". Just over 20 years ago, his father delivered his wine to the cooperative. Today, the Markus Schneider winery cultivates over 60 hectares of vineyards and produces red wine, white wine, rosé wine and sparkling wine. The vineyard area is divided equally between red and white grape varieties. Riesling, Burgundy grape varieties, Sauvignon Blanc and Viognier make up the largest proportion of the white grape varieties. Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Portugieser are the red grape varieties that are mainly cultivated at the Markus Schneider winery. The Schneider wines have illustrious names such as Hullabaloo, Kaitui, Black Print and Ursprung and are well known to every wine connoisseur.