Winery Granite Ridge - Pinotage

Winery Granite RidgePinotage

3.1
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Pinotage of Winery Granite Ridge is a red wine from the region of Stellenbosch 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 Pinotage from the Winery Granite Ridge

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Pinotage of Winery Granite Ridge 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 Pinotage of Winery Granite Ridge 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 Granite Ridge's Pinotage.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine 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

Pinotage - 2019
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 2.911100
Pinotage - 2018
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Pinotage - 2017
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.111100
Pinotage - 2016
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Pinotage - 2015
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Pinotage - 2013
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 2.8110.500
Pinotage - 2012
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.211100

The best vintages of Pinotage from Winery Granite Ridge are 2015, 2018, 2016, 2012 and 2017.

Informations about the Winery Granite Ridge

The winery offers 10 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.1.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Granite Ridge is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 8000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 2500 of of Stellenbosch wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Stellenbosch

The wine region of Stellenbosch is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. We currently count 582 estates and châteaux in the of Stellenbosch, producing 3443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Stellenbosch go well with generally quite well with dishes .


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.

News related to this wine

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The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

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The word of the wine: Game

A family of animal aromas reminiscent of venison and present in certain old red wines. See venison.

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