Winery Kruger Family Wines - The Forgotten Vineyards Shiraz

Winery Kruger Family WinesThe Forgotten Vineyards Shiraz

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The The Forgotten Vineyards Shiraz of Winery Kruger Family Wines is a red wine from the region of Swartland 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).

Taste structure of the The Forgotten Vineyards Shiraz from the Winery Kruger Family Wines

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the The Forgotten Vineyards Shiraz of Winery Kruger Family Wines 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 The Forgotten Vineyards Shiraz of Winery Kruger Family Wines in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Kruger Family Wines's The Forgotten Vineyards Shiraz.

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

Discover the grape variety: Albillo mayor

Very old Spanish grape variety originating and cultivated in the upper Douro Valley - Ribera del Duero province of Burgos -. It is believed to be the result of a natural cross between the white Heben and a variety that is still unknown today. It should be noted that the synonym albillo is used for many other grape varieties, such as chasselas, muscat of Alexandria or albillo de Toro, verdejo or albillo de Nava, ... and it should not be confused with torrontés riojano. You can find the Albillo mayor in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Peru, Chile, Bulgaria, ... completely unknown in France.

Last vintages of this wine

The Forgotten Vineyards Shiraz - 2018
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
The Forgotten Vineyards Shiraz - 2017
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 4.411110
The Forgotten Vineyards Shiraz - 0
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of The Forgotten Vineyards Shiraz from Winery Kruger Family Wines are 2017, 0, 2018

Informations about the Winery Kruger Family Wines

The winery offers 30 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Swartland in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Kruger Family Wines is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 31 wines for sale in the of Swartland to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 5500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 3500 of of Swartland wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Swartland

The wine region of Swartland is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sadie Family or the Domaine Sadie Family produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Swartland are Chenin blanc, Mourvèdre and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Swartland often reveals types of flavors of cherry, marmalade or cantaloupe and sometimes also flavors of chard, poire nashi or red cherry.


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: New wine

Wine of the year, fruity and easy to drink. Beaujolais Nouveau is not the only one in this category, the Côtes-du-Rhône, Touraine and Gaillac appellations also produce new wines.

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