Winery Kershaw - Elgin Syrah

Winery KershawElgin Syrah

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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 Elgin Syrah of Winery Kershaw 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 Elgin Syrah of the Winery Kershaw is in the top 40 of wines of Elgin.

Taste structure of the Elgin Syrah from the Winery Kershaw

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Elgin Syrah of Winery Kershaw 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 Elgin Syrah of Winery Kershaw 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 Kershaw's Elgin Syrah.

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

Discover the grape variety: Couderc 4401

An interspecific cross made in 1884 by Georges Couderc (1850-1928) between chasselas rose and rupestris. This direct-producing hybrid was multiplied much more in the south-west of France and in the Loire Valley, and in some cases was even used as rootstock. François Baco (1865-1947) and Vincent Malègue (1830-1915) also used it as a progenitor. - Synonymy: red bird, tank, Terray hybrid, malafosse, oazo rukh, sakhotin (for all the grape variety synonyms, click here!). - Description: small to medium-sized bunches, cylindrical-conical, winged, more or less compact, sometimes with small green berries, medium-sized stalks remaining green when ripe; small, spherical berries, beautiful bluish-black skin, very pruinose, pulpy, with coloured juice.

Last vintages of this wine

Elgin Syrah - 2018
In the top 40 of of Elgin wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Elgin Syrah - 2017
In the top 40 of of Elgin wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Elgin Syrah - 2016
In the top 40 of of Elgin wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Elgin Syrah - 2015
In the top 40 of of Elgin wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Elgin Syrah - 2014
In the top 40 of of Elgin wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Elgin Syrah from Winery Kershaw are 2015, 2018, 2016, 2014 and 2017.

Informations about the Winery Kershaw

The winery offers 29 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
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 Kershaw is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 29 wines for sale in the of Elgin to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 2000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 50 of of Elgin wines
In the top 45000 of red wines
In the top 65000 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.

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The word of the wine: Drawing (liqueur de)

In champagne and sparkling wines of traditional method, addition to the wine, at the time of bottling (tirage) of sugars and yeasts dissolved in wine. These components will provoke the second fermentation in the bottle leading to the formation of carbon dioxide bubbles.

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