Winery Drostdy-Hof - Shiraz Reserve

Winery Drostdy-HofShiraz Reserve

3.4
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Shiraz Reserve of Winery Drostdy-Hof is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Shiraz Reserve from the Winery Drostdy-Hof

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Shiraz Reserve of Winery Drostdy-Hof in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Winery Drostdy-Hof's Shiraz Reserve.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Bogazkere

A very old indigenous grape variety grown in Turkey (Anatolia, etc.), most often at high altitudes. Virtually unknown in France and in almost all other wine-producing countries, although attempts have been made in Australia. It is thought to be related to the morek, another Turkish variety.

Last vintages of this wine

Shiraz Reserve - 2012
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Shiraz Reserve - 2011
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.111100
Shiraz Reserve - 2010
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Shiraz Reserve - 2009
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Shiraz Reserve - 2008
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Shiraz Reserve from Winery Drostdy-Hof are 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2011.

Informations about the Winery Drostdy-Hof

The winery offers 40 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Drostdy-Hof is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 39 wines for sale in the of Western Cape 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 2000 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

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: Volatile acidity

Acidity resulting essentially from alcoholic fermentation and formed from acetic acids in the free state.

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