Wines made from Pinotage grapes of Coastal Region
Discover the best wines made with Pinotage as a single variety or as a blend of Coastal Region.
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 wine region of Coastal Region is located in the region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine KWV or the Domaine KWV produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Coastal Region are Pinotage, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Mourvèdre, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Coastal Region often reveals types of flavors of cherry, orange or mango and sometimes also flavors of guava, gooseberry or passion fruit.
What are the typical flavors of the Pinotage grape variety?
- OakPresent in 56% of Pinotage
- Red fruitPresent in 50% of Pinotage
- Non oakPresent in 48% of Pinotage
- Black fruitPresent in 47% of Pinotage
- EarthPresent in 44% of Pinotage
- SpicesPresent in 40% of Pinotage
- MicrobioPresent in 28% of Pinotage
- Dried fruitPresent in 15% of Pinotage
- VegetalPresent in 10% of Pinotage
- Tree fruitPresent in 9% of Pinotage
- StrawberriesPresent in 9% of Pinotage
- CherryPresent in 8% of Pinotage
- SmokePresent in 7% of Pinotage
- EarthyPresent in 7% of Pinotage
- Citrus fruitPresent in 7% of Pinotage
- OakyPresent in 7% of Pinotage
- FloralPresent in 7% of Pinotage
- VanillaPresent in 7% of Pinotage
- ChocolatePresent in 6% of Pinotage
- RaspberryPresent in 6% of Pinotage