Winery Fairview - Primo Pinotage

Winery FairviewPrimo 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 Primo Pinotage of Winery Fairview is a red wine from the region of Paarl 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).

Taste structure of the Primo Pinotage from the Winery Fairview

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Primo Pinotage of Winery Fairview 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

oak, vanilla

Wine with earth taste

smoke, leather

Wine with spices taste

cinnamon, pepper

Wine with microbio taste

cream

On the nose the Primo Pinotage of Winery Fairview in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of cherry, pepper or floral and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Fairview's Primo Pinotage.

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

Primo Pinotage - 2017
In the top 100 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 411110
Primo Pinotage - 2016
In the top 100 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Primo Pinotage - 2015
In the top 100 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Primo Pinotage - 2014
In the top 100 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 411110
Primo Pinotage - 2013
In the top 100 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Primo Pinotage - 2012
In the top 100 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Primo Pinotage - 2011
In the top 100 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Primo Pinotage from Winery Fairview are 2001, 2016, 2013, 2012 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Fairview

The winery offers 115 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Paarl in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Fairview is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 99 wines for sale in the of Paarl to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 350 of of Paarl wines
In the top 15000 of red wines
In the top 20000 wines of the world

The wine region of Paarl

The wine region of Paarl is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vilafonté or the Domaine La Motte Wine Estate produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Paarl are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Paarl often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, prune or eucalyptus and sometimes also flavors of mocha, cranberry or strawberries.


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: Powdery mildew

Disease of the vine due to a fungus. Less dreadful than mildew, it only attacks the surface of the green parts. Sulphur has long been the best remedy.

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