Winery Bouchard FinlaysonGalpin Peak Pinot Noir
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Pinot Noir.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
The Galpin Peak Pinot Noir of the Winery Bouchard Finlayson is in the top 10 of wines of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley.
Taste structure of the Galpin Peak Pinot Noir from the Winery Bouchard Finlayson
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Galpin Peak Pinot Noir of Winery Bouchard Finlayson in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
oak, vanilla
earthy, leather
pepper, cinnamon
cream, cheese
hay, straw
violet, honeysuckle
On the nose the Galpin Peak Pinot Noir of Winery Bouchard Finlayson in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of cream, cedar or nutmeg and sometimes also flavors of white pepper, caramel or toasty.
Food and wine pairings with Galpin Peak Pinot Noir
Pairings that work perfectly with Galpin Peak Pinot Noir
Original food and wine pairings with Galpin Peak Pinot Noir
The Galpin Peak Pinot Noir of Winery Bouchard Finlayson matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef with pepper, provencal veal tendrons or rabbit in foil.
Details and technical informations about Winery Bouchard Finlayson's Galpin Peak Pinot Noir.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir
Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Galpin Peak Pinot Noir from Winery Bouchard Finlayson are 2002, 1998, 2009, 2016 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Bouchard Finlayson
The Winery Bouchard Finlayson is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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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The word of the wine: VDQS
Delimited wine of superior quality. A level of appellation (today, barely 1% of French production) which constitutes the ultimate step before the accession to the AOC.