Winery Altydgedacht - Tygerberg Pinotage

Winery AltydgedachtTygerberg Pinotage

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Tygerberg Pinotage of Winery Altydgedacht is a red wine from the region of Tygerberg of Western Cape.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Tygerberg Pinotage from the Winery Altydgedacht

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Tygerberg Pinotage of Winery Altydgedacht in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Tygerberg Pinotage of Winery Altydgedacht in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Altydgedacht's Tygerberg Pinotage.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
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

Tygerberg Pinotage - 2015
In the top 100 of of Tygerberg wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Tygerberg Pinotage from Winery Altydgedacht are 2015

Informations about the Winery Altydgedacht

The winery offers 35 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Tygerberg in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Altydgedacht is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 33 wines for sale in the of Tygerberg to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 7000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 150 of of Tygerberg wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Tygerberg

The wine region of Tygerberg is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Terra d'Aria or the Domaine De Grendel produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Tygerberg are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Tygerberg often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.


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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Harmony of the different organoleptic elements of a wine. The balance is linked to the typicity of each wine. The sweetness of a sweet wine is an element of its balance, whereas a Sancerre or a Chablis will be asked to be lively and dry.

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