Wines made from Pinot gris grapes of Western Cape
Discover the best wines made with Pinot gris as a single variety or as a blend of Western Cape.
More informations about the variety Pinot gris
Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.
More informations about the 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.
What are the typical flavors of the Pinot gris grape variety?
- Citrus fruitPresent in 4% of Pinot gris
- EarthPresent in 3% of Pinot gris
- VegetalPresent in 3% of Pinot gris
- Tree fruitPresent in 3% of Pinot gris
- Tropical fruitPresent in 3% of Pinot gris
- MicrobioPresent in 2% of Pinot gris
- SpicesPresent in 2% of Pinot gris
- OakPresent in 1% of Pinot gris
- Non oakPresent in 1% of Pinot gris