Winery Ken Forrester - The Gypsy

Winery Ken ForresterThe Gypsy

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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 Gypsy of Winery Ken Forrester is a red wine from the region of Stellenbosch of Western Cape.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Shiraz/Syrah.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the The Gypsy of Winery Ken Forrester in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Ken Forrester's The Gypsy.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

The Gypsy - 2015
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.211110
The Gypsy - 2014
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.211110
The Gypsy - 2013
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.111110
The Gypsy - 2012
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 411110
The Gypsy - 2011
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.111110
The Gypsy - 2010
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.211110
The Gypsy - 2009
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of The Gypsy from Winery Ken Forrester are 2004, 2015, 2014, 2010 and 2007.

Informations about the Winery Ken Forrester

The winery offers 62 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This winery is part of the AdVini.
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 Ken Forrester is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 73 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 400 of of South Africa wines
In the top 200 of of Stellenbosch wines
In the top 15000 of red wines
In the top 15000 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.

The word of the wine: Color

The colour of wines is characterized by its intensity and its nuances of hue. The intensity is specific to each grape variety, while the nuances of colour are linked to the evolution of the wine over time.

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