Winery Gecko RidgeSpecial Reserve Pinotage
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Special Reserve Pinotage from the Winery Gecko Ridge
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Special Reserve Pinotage of Winery Gecko Ridge in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Special Reserve Pinotage of Winery Gecko Ridge in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak.
Food and wine pairings with Special Reserve Pinotage
Pairings that work perfectly with Special Reserve Pinotage
Original food and wine pairings with Special Reserve Pinotage
The Special Reserve Pinotage of Winery Gecko Ridge matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of pasta al forno (baked pasta), rabbit with beer and mustard or piperade.
Details and technical informations about Winery Gecko Ridge's Special Reserve Pinotage.
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
The best vintages of Special Reserve Pinotage from Winery Gecko Ridge are 2016, 2012, 2014, 0 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Gecko Ridge
The Winery Gecko Ridge is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Hybrid
Term designating grape varieties obtained from two different vine species.
