Winery Dewaldt Heyns - Weathered Hands Pinotage

Winery Dewaldt HeynsWeathered Hands Pinotage

4.2
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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 Weathered Hands Pinotage of Winery Dewaldt Heyns is a red wine from the region of Swartland 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 Weathered Hands Pinotage of the Winery Dewaldt Heyns is in the top 50 of wines of Swartland.

Taste structure of the Weathered Hands Pinotage from the Winery Dewaldt Heyns

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Weathered Hands Pinotage of Winery Dewaldt Heyns 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 Weathered Hands Pinotage of Winery Dewaldt Heyns 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 Dewaldt Heyns's Weathered Hands Pinotage.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
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

Weathered Hands Pinotage - 2014
In the top 50 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Weathered Hands Pinotage - 2013
In the top 50 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Weathered Hands Pinotage - 2012
In the top 50 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Weathered Hands Pinotage - 2011
In the top 50 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Weathered Hands Pinotage - 2009
In the top 50 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Weathered Hands Pinotage from Winery Dewaldt Heyns are 2011, 2009, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery Dewaldt Heyns

The winery offers 5 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Swartland in the region of Western Cape

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

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 2000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 55 of of Swartland wines
In the top 40000 of red wines
In the top 60000 wines of the world

The wine region of Swartland

The wine region of Swartland is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sadie Family or the Domaine Sadie Family produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Swartland are Chenin blanc, Mourvèdre and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Swartland often reveals types of flavors of cherry, marmalade or cantaloupe and sometimes also flavors of chard, poire nashi or red cherry.


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: Reduced

This is said of aromas that are reminiscent of a stale wine and that can be released when a long-closed bottle is opened. They generally fade with airing.

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