Winery Kleine Zalze - Cellar Selection Pinotage

Winery Kleine ZalzeCellar Selection Pinotage

3.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Cellar Selection Pinotage of Winery Kleine Zalze is a red wine from the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Pinotage.
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).

Taste structure of the Cellar Selection Pinotage from the Winery Kleine Zalze

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cellar Selection Pinotage of Winery Kleine Zalze in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, coffee

Wine with earth taste

leather, smoke

Wine with spices taste

pepper

Wine with microbio taste

banana

On the nose the Cellar Selection Pinotage of Winery Kleine Zalze in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of cherry, prune or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of mulberry, black fruit or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Kleine Zalze's Cellar Selection Pinotage.

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

Cellar Selection Pinotage - 2018
In the top 100 of of Coastal Region wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Cellar Selection Pinotage - 2017
In the top 100 of of Coastal Region wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Cellar Selection Pinotage - 2016
In the top 100 of of Coastal Region wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Cellar Selection Pinotage - 2015
In the top 100 of of Coastal Region wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Cellar Selection Pinotage - 2014
In the top 100 of of Coastal Region wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Cellar Selection Pinotage - 2013
In the top 100 of of Coastal Region wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Cellar Selection Pinotage - 2012
In the top 100 of of Coastal Region wines
Average rating: 3.411100

The best vintages of Cellar Selection Pinotage from Winery Kleine Zalze are 2018, 2017, 2009, 2016 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery Kleine Zalze

The winery offers 82 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 25 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Coastal Region in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Kleine Zalze is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 87 wines for sale in the of Coastal Region to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 3500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 1500 of of Coastal Region wines
In the top 75000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Coastal Region

The wine region of Coastal Region is located in the region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine KWV or the Domaine KWV produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Coastal Region are Pinotage, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Mourvèdre, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Coastal Region often reveals types of flavors of cherry, orange or mango and sometimes also flavors of guava, gooseberry or passion fruit.


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: Green

Said of a wine that is too acidic or marked by unpleasant vegetal tastes.

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