Winery Christina - Limited Release Family Reserve Shiraz

Winery ChristinaLimited Release Family Reserve Shiraz

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Limited Release Family Reserve Shiraz of Winery Christina is a red wine from the region of Robertson of Western Cape.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Limited Release Family Reserve Shiraz of the Winery Christina is in the top 20 of wines of Robertson.

Taste structure of the Limited Release Family Reserve Shiraz from the Winery Christina

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Limited Release Family Reserve Shiraz of Winery Christina in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with spices taste

pepper, white pepper

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with earth taste

smoke

Wine with floral taste

potpourri

On the nose the Limited Release Family Reserve Shiraz of Winery Christina in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of oaky, smoke or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of licorice, plum or pepper.

Details and technical informations about Winery Christina's Limited Release Family Reserve Shiraz.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Babic

This is an old indigenous variety that has been cultivated for a long time in Croatia, especially in central and southern Dalmatia. It can also be found in Hungary, in the former Yugoslavia to which Croatia belonged... in France it is almost unknown. It should be noted that it would be related with the dobricic and thus also with the plavac mali its son. Babic should not be confused with babica crni, another Croatian black grape variety.

Last vintages of this wine

Limited Release Family Reserve Shiraz - 2019
In the top 20 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 411110
Limited Release Family Reserve Shiraz - 2017
In the top 20 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Limited Release Family Reserve Shiraz - 2016
In the top 20 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 411110
Limited Release Family Reserve Shiraz - 2015
In the top 20 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Limited Release Family Reserve Shiraz - 2013
In the top 20 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Limited Release Family Reserve Shiraz - 2012
In the top 20 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Limited Release Family Reserve Shiraz - 2011
In the top 20 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Limited Release Family Reserve Shiraz from Winery Christina are 2011, 2019, 2016, 2015 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery Christina

The winery offers 16 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This winery is part of the Van Loveren.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Robertson in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Christina is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Robertson to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 1500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 25 of of Robertson wines
In the top 30000 of red wines
In the top 40000 wines of the world

The wine region of Robertson

The wine region of Robertson is located in the region of Breede River Valley of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Springfield Estate or the Domaine Springfield Estate produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Robertson are Chardonnay, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Robertson often reveals types of flavors of cream, straw or fresh strawberries and sometimes also flavors of brioche, cranberry or lemon grass.


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: Flavours

There are generally four so-called fundamental flavours: acidity, bitterness, sweetness and saltiness. The first three are considered to be the building blocks of the structure of wines. They are perceived by the taste buds that cover the surface of the tongue.

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