Winery Dorrance Wines (Vins d'Orrance) - Cuvée Ameena Syrah

Winery Dorrance Wines (Vins d'Orrance)Cuvée Ameena Syrah

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(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 Cuvée Ameena Syrah of Winery Dorrance Wines (Vins d'Orrance) is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
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 Cuvée Ameena Syrah from the Winery Dorrance Wines (Vins d'Orrance)

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cuvée Ameena Syrah of Winery Dorrance Wines (Vins d'Orrance) 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 Cuvée Ameena Syrah of Winery Dorrance Wines (Vins d'Orrance) in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Dorrance Wines (Vins d'Orrance)'s Cuvée Ameena Syrah.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Torrontés riojano

Most certainly of Argentine origin, very well known in this country, particularly in the Rioja and Salta regions. It is said to be the result of a cross between the Muscat d'Alexandrie and the Listan Prieto Noir, also known as Criolla Chica. We can note its resemblance with the torrontés sanjuanino, most certainly by the fact that it is also resulting from the same crossing. In Spain (Galicia), a grape variety bears the name of torrontés, it is most certainly the fernao Pires. Torrontés riojano is also present in Chile, but in France it is practically unknown.

Last vintages of this wine

Cuvée Ameena Syrah - 2017
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Cuvée Ameena Syrah - 2016
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 411110
Cuvée Ameena Syrah - 2015
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Cuvée Ameena Syrah - 2014
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Cuvée Ameena Syrah - 2013
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Cuvée Ameena Syrah - 2011
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Cuvée Ameena Syrah - 2010
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Cuvée Ameena Syrah from Winery Dorrance Wines (Vins d'Orrance) are 2017, 2008, 2016, 2010 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Dorrance Wines (Vins d'Orrance)

The winery offers 8 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Dorrance Wines (Vins d'Orrance) is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 950 of of South Africa wines
In the top 950 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 25000 of red wines
In the top 35000 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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The word of the wine: Destemming

Action consisting in separating the grapes from the stalk before vinification. The stalk, the woody part of the bunch, may give the wine an unpleasant vegetal character.

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