Winery Delheim - Vera Cruz Pinotage

Winery DelheimVera Cruz Pinotage

4.3
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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 Vera Cruz Pinotage of Winery Delheim is a red wine from the region of Simonsberg-Stellenbosch 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 Vera Cruz Pinotage of the Winery Delheim is in the top 40 of wines of Simonsberg-Stellenbosch.

Taste structure of the Vera Cruz Pinotage from the Winery Delheim

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Vera Cruz Pinotage of Winery Delheim 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 Vera Cruz Pinotage of Winery Delheim in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Delheim's Vera Cruz Pinotage.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
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

Vera Cruz Pinotage - 2016
In the top 40 of of Simonsberg-Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Vera Cruz Pinotage - 2015
In the top 40 of of Simonsberg-Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Vera Cruz Pinotage - 2014
In the top 40 of of Simonsberg-Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Vera Cruz Pinotage - 2013
In the top 40 of of Simonsberg-Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Vera Cruz Pinotage - 2012
In the top 40 of of Simonsberg-Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5

The best vintages of Vera Cruz Pinotage from Winery Delheim are 2012, 2014, 2016, 2013 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Delheim

The winery offers 47 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 Simonsberg-Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Delheim is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 45 wines for sale in the of Simonsberg-Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 150 of of South Africa wines
In the top 50 of of Simonsberg-Stellenbosch wines
In the top 4000 of red wines
In the top 5000 wines of the world

The wine region of Simonsberg-Stellenbosch

The wine region of Simonsberg-Stellenbosch is located in the region of Stellenbosch of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Delheim or the Domaine Remhoogte produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Simonsberg-Stellenbosch are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Simonsberg-Stellenbosch often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit or microbio.


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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