Winery Durbanville Hills - Pinotage

Winery Durbanville HillsPinotage

3.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Pinotage of Winery Durbanville Hills is a red wine from the region of Durbanville 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 Pinotage of the Winery Durbanville Hills is in the top 60 of wines of Durbanville.

Taste structure of the Pinotage from the Winery Durbanville Hills

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Pinotage of Winery Durbanville Hills 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 Pinotage of Winery Durbanville Hills in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Durbanville Hills's Pinotage.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.22°
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

Pinotage - 2018
In the top 60 of of Durbanville wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Pinotage - 2017
In the top 60 of of Durbanville wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Pinotage - 2016
In the top 60 of of Durbanville wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Pinotage - 2015
In the top 60 of of Durbanville wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Pinotage - 2014
In the top 60 of of Durbanville wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Pinotage - 2013
In the top 60 of of Durbanville wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Pinotage - 2012
In the top 60 of of Durbanville wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Pinotage from Winery Durbanville Hills are 2007, 2018, 2017, 2015 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Durbanville Hills

The winery offers 45 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This winery is part of the Distell.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Durbanville in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Durbanville Hills is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 45 wines for sale in the of Durbanville to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 4500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 70 of of Durbanville wines
In the top 95000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Durbanville

The wine region of Durbanville is located in the region of Cape Town of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vinoneers or the Domaine De Grendel produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Durbanville are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Durbanville often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, black cherries or chocolate and sometimes also flavors of mocha, black fruits 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: Cordial

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