Winery Ashbourne - Pinotage

Winery AshbournePinotage

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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 Pinotage of Winery Ashbourne is a red wine from the region of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley of Western Cape.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Pinotage.
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).
The Pinotage of the Winery Ashbourne is in the top 90 of wines of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley.

Taste structure of the Pinotage from the Winery Ashbourne

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Pinotage of Winery Ashbourne 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 Pinotage of Winery Ashbourne in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Ashbourne's Pinotage.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.1°
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

Pinotage - 2017
In the top 90 of of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Pinotage - 2016
In the top 90 of of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Pinotage - 2015
In the top 90 of of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Pinotage from Winery Ashbourne are 2017, 2016, 2015

Informations about the Winery Ashbourne

The winery offers 8 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This winery is part of the Hamilton Russell Vineyards.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Hemel-en-Aarde Valley in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Ashbourne is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 2500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 100 of of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley wines
In the top 60000 of red wines
In the top 95000 wines of the world

The wine region of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley

The wine region of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley is located in the region of Walker Bay of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Restless River or the Domaine Restless River produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, tangerine or butterscotch and sometimes also flavors of beeswax, quince or wax.


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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