Winery La Cotte - Grand Rouge

Winery La CotteGrand Rouge

2.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
The tasters did not really appreciate this wine.
The Grand Rouge of Winery La Cotte is a red wine from the region of Franschhoek of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with poultry and game (deer, venison).

Details and technical informations about Winery La Cotte's Grand Rouge.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
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!).

Informations about the Winery La Cotte

The winery offers 7 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 2.9.
This winery is part of the DGB (Douglas Green Bellingham).
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Franschhoek in the region of Western Cape

The Winery La Cotte is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Franschhoek to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 25000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 600 of of Franschhoek wines
In the top 600000 of red wines
In the top 1500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Franschhoek

The wine region of Franschhoek is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Anthonij Rupert or the Domaine Holden Manz produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Franschhoek are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Franschhoek often reveals types of flavors of cream, dried fruit or ash and sometimes also flavors of bell pepper, ripe blackberries or cigar.


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: New

Said of a wine from the last harvest, and more particularly of an early wine.

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