Winery Iona - Solace

Winery IonaSolace

4.2
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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 Solace of Winery Iona is a red wine from the region of Elgin 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).
The Solace of the Winery Iona is in the top 20 of wines of Elgin.

Taste structure of the Solace from the Winery Iona

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Solace of Winery Iona 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 Solace of Winery Iona 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 Iona's Solace.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Rougeon

Interspecific crossing obtained by Albert Seibel between 70 Jaeger and 3015 Seibel. It can still be found in the eastern part of the United States, ... practically unknown in France.

Last vintages of this wine

Solace - 2018
In the top 20 of of Elgin wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Solace - 2017
In the top 20 of of Elgin wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Solace - 2016
In the top 20 of of Elgin wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Solace - 2015
In the top 20 of of Elgin wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Solace - 2014
In the top 20 of of Elgin wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Solace - 0
In the top 20 of of Elgin wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Solace from Winery Iona are 2014, 2017, 2016, 0 and 2018.

Informations about the Winery Iona

The winery offers 23 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Elgin in the region of Western Cape

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.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 800 of of South Africa wines
In the top 20 of of Elgin wines
In the top 20000 of red wines
In the top 30000 wines of the world

The wine region of Elgin

The wine region of Elgin is located in the region of Cape South Coast of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Paul Cluver or the Domaine Matthew Van Heerden produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Elgin are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Elgin often reveals types of flavors of cream, stone fruit or cheese and sometimes also flavors of quince, beeswax or citrus zest.


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.

The word of the wine: Basic wine

Dry, still wine intended for the production of sparkling wines (champagne, crémants, etc.). The basic wines undergo a second fermentation in the bottle for the production of carbon dioxide, and therefore of bubbles.

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