Winery Franschhoek Cellar - Freedom Cross Pinotage

Winery Franschhoek CellarFreedom Cross Pinotage

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 Freedom Cross Pinotage of Winery Franschhoek Cellar 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 Freedom Cross Pinotage from the Winery Franschhoek Cellar

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Freedom Cross Pinotage 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

On the nose the Freedom Cross Pinotage of Winery Franschhoek Cellar in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Franschhoek Cellar's Freedom Cross Pinotage.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
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

Freedom Cross Pinotage - 2019
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Freedom Cross Pinotage - 2018
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Freedom Cross Pinotage - 2017
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Freedom Cross Pinotage - 2015
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Freedom Cross Pinotage - 2014
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Freedom Cross Pinotage - 2012
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.311100

The best vintages of Freedom Cross Pinotage from Winery Franschhoek Cellar are 2017, 2014, 2019, 2018 and 2015.

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 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Franschhoek Cellar is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 35 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 7000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 550 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 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: Bright

Said of a wine whose acidity is the dominant characteristic, making it fresh and nervous.

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