Wines made from Pinotage grapes of New Zealand
Discover the best wines made with Pinotage as a single variety or as a blend of New Zealand.
More informations about the variety Pinotage
Intensely coloured, structured reds with inky robe and firm tannins, with typical aromas of blackberry, black plum, roasted coffee, cocoa, banana and characteristic smoky notes. Made as powerful ageing reds and as more approachable fruity cuvées, sometimes as rosés. Absolute signature of South Africa (Stellenbosch, Swartland, Paarl). Cross of pinot noir × cinsault created in 1925 by Abraham Perold at Stellenbosch University.
More informations about the wines of New Zealand
New Zealand is an isolated island nation in the Pacific Ocean, about a thousand kilometres Southeast of Australia. It Lies between latitudes 36°S and 45°S, making it the southernmost wine producing country in the world. New Zealand has ten major wine-producing regions spread between the North and South Islands, the most important of which is Marlborough. New Zealand produces a wide variety of wines, the best known of which are the zesty, grassy whites made from Marlborough Grape/sauvignon">Sauvignon blanc.
What are the typical flavors of the Pinotage grape variety?
- MicrobioPresent in 2% of Pinotage
- Tree fruitPresent in 2% of Pinotage
- Black fruitPresent in 2% of Pinotage
- Tropical fruitPresent in 1% of Pinotage
- Citrus fruitPresent in 1% of Pinotage