Winery Groot EilandLimited Release Shiraz - Pinotage

Red wine of Western Cape of South Africa

3.5

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Limited Release Shiraz - Pinotage of Winery Groot Eiland 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 Limited Release Shiraz - Pinotage from the Winery Groot Eiland

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Limited Release Shiraz - Pinotage of Winery Groot Eiland 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 Limited Release Shiraz - Pinotage of Winery Groot Eiland in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak.

Food and wine pairings with Limited Release Shiraz - Pinotage

Pairings that work perfectly with Limited Release Shiraz - Pinotage

Original food and wine pairings with Limited Release Shiraz - Pinotage

The Limited Release Shiraz - Pinotage of Winery Groot Eiland matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of melt-in-the-mouth pork tenderloin casserole, duck legs with cider and small onions or simple endive gratin with gruyere cheese.

Details and technical informations about Winery Groot Eiland's Limited Release Shiraz - Pinotage.

Winery

Winery Groot Eiland

Grape varieties

Pinotage

Region/Great wine region

Western Cape

Country

South Africa

Style of wine

Red

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

Limited Release Shiraz - Pinotage - 2016

In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines

Average rating: 4

Limited Release Shiraz - Pinotage - 2015

In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines

Average rating: 3.3

Limited Release Shiraz - Pinotage - 2013

In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines

Average rating: 3.5

Limited Release Shiraz - Pinotage - 2011

In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines

Average rating: 3.5

The best vintages of Limited Release Shiraz - Pinotage from Winery Groot Eiland are 2016, 2013, 2011, 2015

Informations about the Winery Groot Eiland

The winery offers 12 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Groot Eiland is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 4500 of of South Africa wines

In the top 4500 of of Western Cape wines

In the top 100000 of red wines

In the top 200000 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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