Winery Ayama - Pinotage

Winery AyamaPinotage

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Pinotage of Winery Ayama is a red wine from the region of Voor Paardeberg 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 nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Pinotage of the Winery Ayama is in the top 5 of wines of Voor Paardeberg.

Taste structure of the Pinotage from the Winery Ayama

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Pinotage of Winery Ayama in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Pinotage of Winery Ayama in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Ayama's 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

Pinotage - 2019
In the top 5 of of Voor Paardeberg wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Pinotage - 2017
In the top 5 of of Voor Paardeberg wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Pinotage - 2015
In the top 5 of of Voor Paardeberg wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Pinotage - 2014
In the top 5 of of Voor Paardeberg wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Pinotage - 2013
In the top 5 of of Voor Paardeberg wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Pinotage - 2012
In the top 5 of of Voor Paardeberg wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Pinotage - 2011
In the top 5 of of Voor Paardeberg wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Pinotage from Winery Ayama are 2013, 2012, 2015, 2011 and 2017.

Informations about the Winery Ayama

The winery offers 30 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 Voor Paardeberg in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Ayama is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 31 wines for sale in the of Voor Paardeberg to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 3500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 5 of of Voor Paardeberg wines
In the top 80000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Voor Paardeberg

The wine region of Voor Paardeberg is located in the region of Paarl of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vondeling Wines or the Domaine Scali produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Voor Paardeberg are Chenin blanc, Pinotage and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Voor Paardeberg often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus 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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Wine reminiscent of the characteristic aromas of fresh muscat grapes.

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