Winery Fort Simon - Michéle d'or Pinotage

Winery Fort SimonMichéle d'or Pinotage

3.3
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Michéle d'or Pinotage 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 Michéle d'or Pinotage from the Winery Fort Simon

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Michéle d'or Pinotage of Winery Fort Simon in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Winery Fort Simon's Michéle d'or Pinotage.

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

Discover the grape variety: Verdelet

Interspecific crossing between 5455 Seibel and 4938 Seibel (see graph of parentage by clicking here!) obtained by Albert Seibel (1844-1936). This direct-producing hybrid has been very little cultivated in France, in the United States white wines were produced.

Last vintages of this wine

Michéle d'or Pinotage - 2013
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 2.911100
Michéle d'or Pinotage - 2009
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Michéle d'or Pinotage from Winery Fort Simon are 2009, 2013

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 25 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 20000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 5000 of of Stellenbosch wines
In the top 500000 of red wines
In the top 950000 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: Delicate

Said of a wine that is fine and subtle in the mouth.

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