Winery Driefontein - Il Corvo Pinotage Wooded

Winery DriefonteinIl Corvo Pinotage Wooded

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Il Corvo Pinotage Wooded of Winery Driefontein is a wine from the region of Wellington of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Details and technical informations about Winery Driefontein's Il Corvo Pinotage Wooded.

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

Discover the grape variety: Muresconu

Muresconu noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Corsica). It produces a variety of grape especially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Muresconu noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Il Corvo Pinotage Wooded - 2014
In the top 100 of of Wellington wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Il Corvo Pinotage Wooded from Winery Driefontein are 2014

Informations about the Winery Driefontein

The winery offers 3 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
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 Driefontein is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Wellington to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 15000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 3500 of of Wellington wines
In the top 1500 of wines
In the top 500000 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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The word of the wine: Empyreumatic

Families of smells and aromas related to smoke, burnt, and more generally to roasting.

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