Winery Eerste Hoop - Shiraz

Winery Eerste Hoop Shiraz

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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 Shiraz of Winery Eerste Hoop 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 from the Winery Eerste Hoop

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Shiraz of Winery Eerste Hoop in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Shiraz of Winery Eerste Hoop in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Eerste Hoop's Shiraz.

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

Discover the grape variety: Diolinoir

Intraspecific cross between robin noir and pinot noir obtained in 1970 by André Jacquinet of the Swiss Federal Research Station Agroscope Changins-Wadenswil (Switzerland).

Last vintages of this wine

Shiraz - 2016
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4.3 1 1 1 1 0
Shiraz - 2015
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4 1 1 1 1 0
Shiraz - 2014
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4 1 1 1 1 0
Shiraz - 2010
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4 1 1 1 1 0
Shiraz - 2009
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4 1 1 1 1 0

The best vintages of Shiraz from Winery Eerste Hoop are 2016, 2015, 2014, 2010 and 2009.

Informations about the Winery Eerste Hoop

The winery offers 11 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 Western Cape

The Winery Eerste Hoop is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 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 2500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 2500 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 60000 of red wines
In the top 95000 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 Grape/Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

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The word of the wine: Carbonic maceration

Fermentation of whole grapes in a carbon dioxide-saturated atmosphere. This type of fermentation produces very aromatic and flattering wines.

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