Winery KumalaWinemakers Release Pinotage - Merlot

Red wine of Western Cape of South Africa

3.6

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Winemakers Release Pinotage - Merlot of Winery Kumala is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Pinotage, the Ruby-cabernet and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Winemakers Release Pinotage - Merlot from the Winery Kumala

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Winemakers Release Pinotage - Merlot of Winery Kumala in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

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The Winemakers Release Pinotage - Merlot of Winery Kumala matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of fricandeaux german style, salmon and goat cheese quiche or spit-roasted chicken.

Details and technical informations about Winery Kumala's Winemakers Release Pinotage - Merlot.

Winery

Winery Kumala

Grape varieties

Pinotage , Ruby-cabernet , Merlot

Region/Great wine region

Western Cape

Country

South Africa

Style of wine

Red

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

Winemakers Release Pinotage - Merlot - 2013

In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines

Average rating: 3.3

Winemakers Release Pinotage - Merlot - 2012

In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines

Average rating: 4

The best vintages of Winemakers Release Pinotage - Merlot from Winery Kumala are 2012, 2013

Informations about the Winery Kumala

The winery offers 76 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.

This winery is part of the Accolade Wines.

It is in the top 45 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Kumala is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 78 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 10000 of of South Africa wines

In the top 10000 of of Western Cape wines

In the top 250000 of red wines

In the top 450000 wines of the world

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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