Winery Diemersfontein - The Original Pinotage

Winery DiemersfonteinThe Original Pinotage

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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 The Original Pinotage of Winery Diemersfontein is a red wine from the region of Wellington of Western Cape.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Pinotage.
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 The Original Pinotage of the Winery Diemersfontein is in the top 10 of wines of Wellington.

Taste structure of the The Original Pinotage from the Winery Diemersfontein

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the The Original Pinotage of Winery Diemersfontein in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

coffee, chocolate

Wine with earth taste

smoke, leather

Wine with spices taste

pepper, cinnamon

Wine with microbio taste

banana, cheese

Wine with vegetal taste

grass

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the The Original Pinotage of Winery Diemersfontein in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of cream, cedar or microbio and sometimes also flavors of earth, non oak or oil.

Details and technical informations about Winery Diemersfontein's The Original Pinotage.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.34°
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

The Original Pinotage - 2019
In the top 10 of of Wellington wines
Average rating: 4.311110
The Original Pinotage - 2018
In the top 10 of of Wellington wines
Average rating: 4.211110
The Original Pinotage - 2017
In the top 10 of of Wellington wines
Average rating: 4.111110
The Original Pinotage - 2016
In the top 10 of of Wellington wines
Average rating: 4.111110
The Original Pinotage - 2015
In the top 10 of of Wellington wines
Average rating: 3.911110
The Original Pinotage - 2014
In the top 10 of of Wellington wines
Average rating: 3.911110
The Original Pinotage - 2013
In the top 10 of of Wellington wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of The Original Pinotage from Winery Diemersfontein are 2007, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016.

Informations about the Winery Diemersfontein

The winery offers 40 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 Wellington in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Diemersfontein is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 43 wines for sale in the of Wellington to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 600 of of South Africa wines
In the top 10 of of Wellington wines
In the top 15000 of red wines
In the top 25000 wines of the world

The wine region of Wellington

The wine region of Wellington is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Andreas or the Domaine Diemersfontein produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Wellington are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Wellington often reveals types of flavors of plum, honey or nutmeg and sometimes also flavors of mushroom, rubber or cocoa.


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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