Winery Cape SpringPinotage
Red wine
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).
Taste structure of the Pinotage from the Winery Cape Spring
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Pinotage of Winery Cape Spring 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 Cape Spring in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of tobacco, strawberries or leather.
Food and wine pairings with Pinotage
Pairings that work perfectly with Pinotage
Original food and wine pairings with Pinotage
The Pinotage of Winery Cape Spring matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of savoyard matafans, cassoulet of yesteryear or christmas stuffed capon.
Details and technical informations about Winery Cape Spring's 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 Pinotage from Winery Cape Spring are 2006, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Cape Spring
The Winery Cape Spring is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 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: Grape
Fruit of the vine in the form of bunches of grapes, also called berries, attached to the stalk. The grapes used to make wine are known as grape varieties, a generic word that designates many types of vine plant with their own characteristics.
