Winery Faraway House -  Faraway House Shiraz

Winery Faraway House Faraway House Shiraz

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 Faraway House Shiraz of Winery Faraway House is a red wine from the region of Overberg 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 Faraway House Shiraz from the Winery Faraway House

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

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

Details and technical informations about Winery Faraway House's Faraway House Shiraz.

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

Discover the grape variety: Carla

Intraspecific crossing between the Cardinal and the Alphonse Lavallée obtained in 1958, variety registered in 1989 in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties list A1.

Last vintages of this wine

Faraway House Shiraz - 2008
In the top 100 of of Overberg wines
Average rating: 3.311100

The best vintages of Faraway House Shiraz from Winery Faraway House are 2008

Informations about the Winery Faraway House

The winery offers 3 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Overberg in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Faraway House is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Overberg to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 20000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 150 of of Overberg wines
In the top 450000 of red wines
In the top 800000 wines of the world

The wine region of Overberg

The wine region of Overberg is located in the region of Cape South Coast of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Lismore or the Domaine Crystallum produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Overberg are Chardonnay, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Overberg often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, tropical fruit or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.


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: Shoulder

The upper part of the bottle located at the base of the shoulder-shaped neck.

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