Winery Allied DomecqThe Cape House Pinotage - Shiraz

Red wine of Paarl of Western Cape of South Africa

3.5

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The The Cape House Pinotage - Shiraz of Winery Allied Domecq is a red wine from the region of Paarl of Western Cape.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the The Cape House Pinotage - Shiraz from the Winery Allied Domecq

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the The Cape House Pinotage - Shiraz of Winery Allied Domecq in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Earth

Spices

On the nose the The Cape House Pinotage - Shiraz of Winery Allied Domecq in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of black fruit.

Food and wine pairings with The Cape House Pinotage - Shiraz

Pairings that work perfectly with The Cape House Pinotage - Shiraz

Original food and wine pairings with The Cape House Pinotage - Shiraz

The The Cape House Pinotage - Shiraz of Winery Allied Domecq matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of boeuf lôc lac (cambodia), duckling with bigarrade or dauphine apples.

Details and technical informations about Winery Allied Domecq's The Cape House Pinotage - Shiraz.

Winery

Winery Allied Domecq

Grape varieties

Pinotage

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape 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!).

Last vintages of this wine

The Cape House Pinotage - Shiraz - 2015

In the top 100 of of Paarl wines

Average rating: 3.5

The Cape House Pinotage - Shiraz - 2014

In the top 100 of of Paarl wines

Average rating: 3.5

The best vintages of The Cape House Pinotage - Shiraz from Winery Allied Domecq are 2015, 2014

Informations about the Winery Allied Domecq

The winery offers 2 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Paarl in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Allied Domecq is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Paarl to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 85000 of of South Africa wines

In the top 60000 of of Paarl wines

In the top 350000 of red wines

In the top 600000 wines of the world

The wine region of Paarl

The wine region of Paarl is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vilafonté or the Domaine La Motte Wine Estate produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Paarl are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Paarl often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, prune or eucalyptus and sometimes also flavors of mocha, cranberry or strawberries.

The wine 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.

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