Winery Franschhoek Cellar - Shiraz (Baker Station)

Winery Franschhoek CellarShiraz (Baker Station)

3.6
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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 (Baker Station) of Winery Franschhoek Cellar is a red wine from the region of Franschhoek 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 (Baker Station) from the Winery Franschhoek Cellar

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Shiraz (Baker Station) of Winery Franschhoek Cellar in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with spices taste

pepper, cinnamon

Wine with oak taste

oak, chocolate

Wine with earth taste

leather, smoke

Wine with microbio taste

cheese

On the nose the Shiraz (Baker Station) of Winery Franschhoek Cellar in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cheese or mulberry and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Franschhoek Cellar's Shiraz (Baker Station).

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.75°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Acadie

Complex interspecific cross between 13 053 Seibel (7042 Seibel x 5409 Seibel) or cascade and 14 287 Seyve-Villard (6746 Seibel x Couderc 299-35) obtained in 1953 by Bradt Ollie A. at the Ontario Horticultural Research Institute (Canada). It can also be found in the United States and is almost unknown in France. From this same cross was born the veeblanc.

Last vintages of this wine

Shiraz (Baker Station) - 2018
In the top 100 of of Franschhoek wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Shiraz (Baker Station) - 2017
In the top 100 of of Franschhoek wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Shiraz (Baker Station) - 2016
In the top 100 of of Franschhoek wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Shiraz (Baker Station) - 2015
In the top 100 of of Franschhoek wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Shiraz (Baker Station) - 2014
In the top 100 of of Franschhoek wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Shiraz (Baker Station) - 2013
In the top 100 of of Franschhoek wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Shiraz (Baker Station) - 2012
In the top 100 of of Franschhoek wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Shiraz (Baker Station) from Winery Franschhoek Cellar are 2008, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Franschhoek Cellar

The winery offers 35 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This winery is part of the DGB (Douglas Green Bellingham).
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Franschhoek in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Franschhoek Cellar is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 35 wines for sale in the of Franschhoek to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 3500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 250 of of Franschhoek wines
In the top 75000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Franschhoek

The wine region of Franschhoek is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Anthonij Rupert or the Domaine Holden Manz produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Franschhoek are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Franschhoek often reveals types of flavors of cream, dried fruit or ash and sometimes also flavors of bell pepper, ripe blackberries or cigar.


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: Texture

In tasting, the equivalent of touch. It is the set of tactile sensations perceived by the mucous membranes of the mouth: silky, velvety, sticky, fatty, astringent, pasty, etc.

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