Winery Flagstone - Writer's Block Pinotage

Winery FlagstoneWriter's Block Pinotage

4.2
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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 Writer's Block Pinotage of Winery Flagstone 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 Writer's Block Pinotage from the Winery Flagstone

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Writer's Block Pinotage of Winery Flagstone 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 Writer's Block Pinotage of Winery Flagstone in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Flagstone's Writer's Block Pinotage.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.47°
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

Writer's Block Pinotage - 2018
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Writer's Block Pinotage - 2017
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Writer's Block Pinotage - 2016
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Writer's Block Pinotage - 2015
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Writer's Block Pinotage - 2014
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Writer's Block Pinotage - 2013
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Writer's Block Pinotage - 2012
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Writer's Block Pinotage from Winery Flagstone are 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Flagstone

The winery offers 62 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This winery is part of the Accolade Wines.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Flagstone is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 57 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 200 of of South Africa wines
In the top 200 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 6500 of red wines
In the top 8500 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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The word of the wine: Crémant

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