Winery Cape WestShiraz - Pinotage

Red wine of Western Cape of South Africa

4.3

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.

The Shiraz - Pinotage of Winery Cape West is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Shiraz - Pinotage from the Winery Cape West

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Shiraz - Pinotage of Winery Cape West in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Oak

Earth

Microbio

On the nose the Shiraz - Pinotage of Winery Cape West in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of 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 West matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of stuffed zucchini, cassoulet or bresse chicken with yellow wine and morels.

Details and technical informations about Winery Cape West's Shiraz - Pinotage.

Winery

Winery Cape West

Grape varieties

Pinotage

Region/Great wine region

Western Cape

Country

South Africa

Style of wine

Red

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

Shiraz - Pinotage - 2018

In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines

Average rating: 4.2

Shiraz - Pinotage - 2017

In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines

Average rating: 4.4

The best vintages of Shiraz - Pinotage from Winery Cape West are 2017, 2018

Informations about the Winery Cape West

The winery offers 5 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Cape West is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 3000 of of South Africa wines

In the top 3000 of of Western Cape wines

In the top 70000 of red wines

In the top 150000 wines of the world

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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