Winery IonaPinot Noir
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Pinot Noir.
In the mouth this red wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
The Pinot Noir of the Winery Iona is in the top 60 of wines of Elgin.
Taste structure of the Pinot Noir from the Winery Iona
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Pinot Noir of Winery Iona in the region of Western Cape is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Pinot Noir of Winery Iona in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, red fruit or forest floor.
Food and wine pairings with Pinot Noir
Pairings that work perfectly with Pinot Noir
Original food and wine pairings with Pinot Noir
The Pinot Noir of Winery Iona matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of feijoada ( portuguese cassoulet ), alsatian wine pie or rabbit and mushroom gibelotte.
Details and technical informations about Winery Iona's Pinot Noir.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir
Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Pinot Noir from Winery Iona are 2014, 2017, 2013, 2012 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Iona
The Winery Iona is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Elgin to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Elgin
South Africa's coolest region on the Hottentots Holland heights (1 hr from Cape Town): Sauvignon Blanc signature as king white — racy and mineral with chiselled notes of citrus, green apple, passion fruit, herbs and a flint touch, signature lively acidity. Elegant tense Pinot Noir as king red (cherry, raspberry, earth, spices) and fresh Chardonnay as complement. WO Cape South Coast, 250-400 m altitude, ocean mists, varied soils (sandstone, granite, shale).
The wine region of Western Cape
Cradle of South African wine. Signature Chenin Blanc (Steen, 20%) in ample, fresh whites with notes of quince, yellow apple, honey and acacia flower, from crisp dry to sweet. Sharp, iodised Sauvignon Blanc (Walker Bay, Constantia), balanced Chardonnay. Reds: emblematic Pinotage with roasted aromas (coffee, plum, smoke), firm Cabernet Sauvignon, spicy Syrah.
The word of the wine: Second fermentation
In the making of champagne, fermentation of the base wine to which is added the liqueur de tirage and which takes place in the bottle. This second fermentation produces the carbon dioxide, and therefore the bubbles that make up the effervescence of the wine.
