Winery Cape PeninsulaShiraz - Pinotage
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Shiraz - Pinotage of Winery Cape Peninsula in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak.
Food and wine pairings with Shiraz - Pinotage
Pairings that work perfectly with Shiraz - Pinotage
Original food and wine pairings with Shiraz - Pinotage
The Shiraz - Pinotage of Winery Cape Peninsula matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of venison stew with red wine, lamb tagine with apricots or rabbit with tomato.
Details and technical informations about Winery Cape Peninsula's Shiraz - Pinotage.
Discover the grape variety: Pinotage
Intensely coloured, structured reds with inky robe and firm tannins, with typical aromas of blackberry, black plum, roasted coffee, cocoa, banana and characteristic smoky notes. Made as powerful ageing reds and as more approachable fruity cuvées, sometimes as rosés. Absolute signature of South Africa (Stellenbosch, Swartland, Paarl). Cross of pinot noir × cinsault created in 1925 by Abraham Perold at Stellenbosch University.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Shiraz - Pinotage from Winery Cape Peninsula are 2013, 2012, 0, 2015
Informations about the Winery Cape Peninsula
The Winery Cape Peninsula is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Western Cape
Cradle of South African wine. Signature Chenin Blanc (Steen, 20%) in ample, fresh whites with notes of quince, yellow apple, honey and acacia flower, from crisp dry to sweet. Sharp, iodised Sauvignon Blanc (Walker Bay, Constantia), balanced Chardonnay. Reds: emblematic Pinotage with roasted aromas (coffee, plum, smoke), firm Cabernet Sauvignon, spicy Syrah.
The word of the wine: Density per hectare
Number of vines per hectare. For the same yield, a vine planted with 3,000 vines per hectare bears many more bunches (per vine) than a vine planted with 10,000. The grapes will therefore be less rich in sugar and polyphenols (tannins, aromas...).
