Wines made from Pinotage grapes of Western Cape
Discover the best wines made with Pinotage as a single variety or as a blend of Western Cape.
More informations about the variety Pinotage
An intraspecific cross between pinot noir and cinsaut called hermitage, obtained in South Africa in 1925 by Professor Abraham Izak Perold. Since then, it has been propagated in Africa, New Zealand, Australia, the United States (California), Canada, Brazil, Israel, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties on the A1 list. - Synonymy: none to date (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).
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 Pinotage grape variety?
- OakPresent in 82% of Pinotage
- Red fruitPresent in 80% of Pinotage
- Black fruitPresent in 80% of Pinotage
- EarthPresent in 77% of Pinotage
- Non oakPresent in 75% of Pinotage
- SpicesPresent in 64% of Pinotage
- MicrobioPresent in 47% of Pinotage
- Dried fruitPresent in 29% of Pinotage
- OakyPresent in 17% of Pinotage
- PlumPresent in 16% of Pinotage
- VegetalPresent in 15% of Pinotage
- CherryPresent in 13% of Pinotage
- Tropical fruitPresent in 13% of Pinotage
- ChocolatePresent in 12% of Pinotage
- SmokePresent in 12% of Pinotage
- LeatherPresent in 11% of Pinotage
- PepperPresent in 11% of Pinotage
- TobaccoPresent in 10% of Pinotage
- FloralPresent in 10% of Pinotage
- BlackberryPresent in 9% of Pinotage