Winery Fort Simon - Fortress Hill Shiraz

Winery Fort SimonFortress Hill Shiraz

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Fortress Hill Shiraz of Winery Fort Simon is a red wine from the region of Stellenbosch 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 Fortress Hill Shiraz from the Winery Fort Simon

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Fortress Hill Shiraz of Winery Fort Simon in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Details and technical informations about Winery Fort Simon's Fortress Hill Shiraz.

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

Discover the grape variety: Epinou

A very old wine grape variety from the Auvergne vineyards. Today, it is practically no longer multiplied.

Informations about the Winery Fort Simon

The winery offers 33 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 30 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Fort Simon is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 29 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 25000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 5500 of of Stellenbosch wines
In the top 600000 of red wines
In the top 1500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Stellenbosch

The wine region of Stellenbosch is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. We currently count 582 estates and châteaux in the of Stellenbosch, producing 3443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Stellenbosch go well with generally quite well with dishes .


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: Runoff

Failure of the vine flower to fertilize at the time of flowering, when the weather is too cold or rainy. Under these conditions, the vine will have few or no clusters.

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