Winery Graham Beck - The Ridge Syrah

Winery Graham BeckThe Ridge Syrah

4.0
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The The Ridge Syrah of Winery Graham Beck is a red wine from the region of Robertson 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 The Ridge Syrah from the Winery Graham Beck

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the The Ridge Syrah of Winery Graham Beck 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 The Ridge Syrah of Winery Graham Beck in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Graham Beck's The Ridge Syrah.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.76°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Kerner

Intraspecific crossing between frankenthal and riesling obtained in Germany in 1929 by August Karl Herold (1902/1973). In 1951 and by crossing it with the sylvaner, we obtained the juwel. It should be noted that there is a mutation of Kerner, discovered in 1974 and bearing the name of kernling, with grapes of pink-grey to red-grey colour at full maturity. Kerner can be found in Germany, Belgium, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, South Africa, Australia, the United States, Canada, Japan... practically unknown in France except in a few Moselle vineyards.

Last vintages of this wine

The Ridge Syrah - 2013
In the top 100 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 3.911110
The Ridge Syrah - 2012
In the top 100 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 4.211110
The Ridge Syrah - 2011
In the top 100 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
The Ridge Syrah - 2009
In the top 100 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
The Ridge Syrah - 2008
In the top 100 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 3.911110
The Ridge Syrah - 2006
In the top 100 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 411110
The Ridge Syrah - 2003
In the top 100 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5

The best vintages of The Ridge Syrah from Winery Graham Beck are 2003, 2001, 2000, 2012 and 2002.

Informations about the Winery Graham Beck

The winery offers 78 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Robertson in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Graham Beck is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 86 wines for sale in the of Robertson to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 700 of of South Africa wines
In the top 700 of of Robertson wines
In the top 20000 of red wines
In the top 25000 wines of the world

The wine region of Robertson

The wine region of Robertson is located in the region of Breede River Valley of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Springfield Estate or the Domaine Springfield Estate produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Robertson are Chardonnay, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Robertson often reveals types of flavors of cream, straw or fresh strawberries and sometimes also flavors of brioche, cranberry or lemon grass.


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: Turbidity

The state of a cloudy wine, due to the presence of colloidal suspensions that prevent the passage of light.

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