Winery Fort Simon - Shiraz

Winery Fort SimonShiraz

3.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The 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 Shiraz from the Winery Fort Simon

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the 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

Wine with oak taste

vanilla, oak

On the nose the Shiraz of Winery Fort Simon in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of oaky, vanilla or non oak and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices.

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

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.83°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Alval

Intraspecific crossing obtained in 1958 between the dabouki and the Alphonse Lavallée, registered in the Official Catalogue of table and wine grape varieties (double end) list A1.

Last vintages of this wine

Shiraz - 2015
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Shiraz - 2014
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 411110
Shiraz - 2012
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Shiraz - 2011
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Shiraz - 2009
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Shiraz - 2007
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.211100

The best vintages of Shiraz from Winery Fort Simon are 2014, 2009, 2015, 2012 and 2011.

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 10 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 greatest 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 7500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 2500 of of Stellenbosch wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 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: Acescence

An alteration in wine also known as pitting (hence the expression piqué wine), due to the presence of acetic acid and ethyl acetate, and characterized by a vinegar-like odor.

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