Winery Darling Cellars - Old Blocks Pinotage Reserve

Winery Darling CellarsOld Blocks Pinotage Reserve

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Old Blocks Pinotage Reserve of Winery Darling Cellars is a red wine from the region of Darling 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).
The Old Blocks Pinotage Reserve of the Winery Darling Cellars is in the top 40 of wines of Darling.

Taste structure of the Old Blocks Pinotage Reserve from the Winery Darling Cellars

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Old Blocks Pinotage Reserve of Winery Darling Cellars in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Old Blocks Pinotage Reserve of Winery Darling Cellars 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 Darling Cellars's Old Blocks Pinotage Reserve.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.65°
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

Old Blocks Pinotage Reserve - 2017
In the top 40 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Old Blocks Pinotage Reserve - 2016
In the top 40 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Old Blocks Pinotage Reserve - 2015
In the top 40 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Old Blocks Pinotage Reserve - 2014
In the top 40 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Old Blocks Pinotage Reserve - 2013
In the top 40 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Old Blocks Pinotage Reserve - 2012
In the top 40 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 2.911100
Old Blocks Pinotage Reserve - 2011
In the top 40 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 2.8110.500

The best vintages of Old Blocks Pinotage Reserve from Winery Darling Cellars are 2016, 2017, 2014, 2015 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery Darling Cellars

The winery offers 117 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Darling in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Darling Cellars is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 98 wines for sale in the of Darling to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 5000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 50 of of Darling wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Darling

The wine region of Darling is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Groote Post or the Domaine Groote Post produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Darling are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Darling often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, dark fruit or apples and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, dried fruit or mulberry.


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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