Winery Gecko Ridge - Special Reserve Pinotage

Winery Gecko Ridge Special Reserve 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 Special Reserve Pinotage of Winery Gecko Ridge is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
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.

Details and technical informations about Winery Gecko Ridge's Special Reserve Pinotage.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
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

Special Reserve Pinotage - 2016
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.6 1 1 1 0.5 0
Special Reserve Pinotage - 2014
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.4 1 1 1 0 0
Special Reserve Pinotage - 2013
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.2 1 1 1 0 0
Special Reserve Pinotage - 2012
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.6 1 1 1 0.5 0

The best vintages of Special Reserve Pinotage from Winery Gecko Ridge are 2016, 2012, 2014, 2013

Informations about the Winery Gecko Ridge

The winery offers 5 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Gecko Ridge is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 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 9000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 9000 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 350000 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 Grape/Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

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