Winery Bryan MacRobertAbbotsdale Pinotage
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The Abbotsdale Pinotage of the Winery Bryan MacRobert is in the top 0 of wines of Swartland.
Details and technical informations about Winery Bryan MacRobert's Abbotsdale Pinotage.
Discover the grape variety: Blancard
Originally from the southwestern Atlantic region of France, Blancard has long been cultivated in the Gers, Landes, Eastern Pyrenees and the High Pyrenees. Blancard is practically no longer present in the vineyards and is therefore in danger of disappearing.
Informations about the Winery Bryan MacRobert
The Winery Bryan MacRobert is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Swartland to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Swartland
The wine region of Swartland is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sadie Family or the Domaine Sadie Family produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Swartland are Chenin blanc, Mourvèdre and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Swartland often reveals types of flavors of cherry, marmalade or cantaloupe and sometimes also flavors of chard, poire nashi or red cherry.
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: Physiological maturity
The stage of ripeness of the grape berry when it has reached an optimal weight and when the sugar and acidity levels have stabilized.