Winery Bon Cap - The Ruins Pinotage

Winery Bon CapThe Ruins Pinotage

3.3
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The The Ruins Pinotage of Winery Bon Cap is a red wine from the region of Robertson 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 Ruins Pinotage from the Winery Bon Cap

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the The Ruins Pinotage of Winery Bon Cap 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 The Ruins Pinotage of Winery Bon Cap in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Bon Cap's The Ruins Pinotage.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
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 Ruins Pinotage - 2013
In the top 100 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 3.211100
The Ruins Pinotage - 2012
In the top 100 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
The Ruins Pinotage - 2011
In the top 100 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 411110
The Ruins Pinotage - 2010
In the top 100 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 3.411100

The best vintages of The Ruins Pinotage from Winery Bon Cap are 2011, 2012, 2010, 2013

Informations about the Winery Bon Cap

The winery offers 15 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 Robertson in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Bon Cap is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Robertson to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 15000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 400 of of Robertson wines
In the top 250000 of red wines
In the top 450000 wines of the world

The wine region of Robertson

The wine region of Robertson is located in the region of Breede River Valley of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Springfield Estate or the Domaine Springfield Estate produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Robertson are Chardonnay, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Robertson often reveals types of flavors of cream, straw or fresh strawberries and sometimes also flavors of brioche, cranberry or lemon grass.


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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Person in charge of choosing and serving wines. Old term for the sommelier.

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