Winery First Cape - Special Cuvée Shiraz

Winery First CapeSpecial Cuvée Shiraz

3.2
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Special Cuvée Shiraz of Winery First Cape 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 Special Cuvée Shiraz from the Winery First Cape

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Special Cuvée Shiraz of Winery First Cape 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 Special Cuvée Shiraz of Winery First Cape in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery First Cape's Special Cuvée Shiraz.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Blütenmuskateller

An interspecific cross, obtained in Russia in 1947, between Severnyj - a relative of Vitis amurensis - and Muscat à petits grains blancs, which is also said to have Muscat fleur d'oranger and Muscat d'Alexandrie. Note that it is resistant to mildew and powdery mildew, and that its wine, often produced as a sweet sparkling wine, is of the muscat type, though less pronounced than that obtained from the usual muscat grape varieties. Unknown in France, it can be found in Germany, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Russia, Hungary, Ukraine and Australia.

Last vintages of this wine

Special Cuvée Shiraz - 2018
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Special Cuvée Shiraz - 2016
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Special Cuvée Shiraz - 2014
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 311100

The best vintages of Special Cuvée Shiraz from Winery First Cape are 2016, 2018, 2014

Informations about the Winery First Cape

The winery offers 88 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery First Cape is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 76 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 7000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 400 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 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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