Winery Luddite - Shiraz

Winery LudditeShiraz

4.3
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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 Shiraz of Winery Luddite is a red wine from the region of Bot River 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 Shiraz of the Winery Luddite is in the top 90 of wines of South Africa and in the top 90 of wines of Bot River.

Taste structure of the Shiraz from the Winery Luddite

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Shiraz of Winery Luddite 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

caramel

Wine with spices taste

eucalyptus

Wine with earth taste

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On the nose the Shiraz of Winery Luddite in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Luddite's Shiraz.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
15°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Blütenmuskateller

An interspecific cross, obtained in Russia in 1947, between Severnyj - a relative of Vitis amurensis - and Muscat à petits grains blancs, which is also said to have Muscat fleur d'oranger and Muscat d'Alexandrie. Note that it is resistant to mildew and powdery mildew, and that its wine, often produced as a sweet sparkling wine, is of the muscat type, though less pronounced than that obtained from the usual muscat grape varieties. Unknown in France, it can be found in Germany, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Russia, Hungary, Ukraine and Australia.

Last vintages of this wine

Shiraz - 2017
In the top 90 of of Bot River wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Shiraz - 2016
In the top 90 of of Bot River wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Shiraz - 2015
In the top 90 of of Bot River wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Shiraz - 2014
In the top 90 of of Bot River wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Shiraz - 2013
In the top 90 of of Bot River wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Shiraz - 2012
In the top 90 of of Bot River wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Shiraz - 2011
In the top 90 of of Bot River wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Shiraz from Winery Luddite are 2017, 2015, 2002, 2016 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Luddite

The winery offers 20 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Bot River in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Luddite is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of Bot River to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 95 of of South Africa wines
In the top 95 of of Bot River wines
In the top 3500 of red wines
In the top 4000 wines of the world

The wine region of Bot River

The wine region of Bot River is located in the region of Walker Bay of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Wildekrans or the Domaine Luddite produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bot River are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Pinotage and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bot River often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or microbio.


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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Fruit of the vine in the form of bunches of grapes, also called berries, attached to the stalk. The grapes used to make wine are known as grape varieties, a generic word that designates many types of vine plant with their own characteristics.

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