Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate - Pinotage

Winery Major's Hill Wine EstatePinotage

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 Pinotage of Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate is a red wine from the region of Robertson 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 Pinotage of the Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate is in the top 50 of wines of Robertson.

Taste structure of the Pinotage from the Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Pinotage of Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate 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 Pinotage of Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate's Pinotage.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
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

Pinotage - 2014
In the top 50 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 411110
Pinotage - 2013
In the top 50 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Pinotage - 2012
In the top 50 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Pinotage - 2011
In the top 50 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Pinotage - 2010
In the top 50 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Pinotage - 2009
In the top 50 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Pinotage - 2008
In the top 50 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Pinotage from Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate are 2009, 2014, 2007, 2010 and 2008.

Informations about the Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate

The winery offers 10 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Robertson in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Robertson to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 2000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 50 of of Robertson wines
In the top 45000 of red wines
In the top 65000 wines of the world

The wine region of Robertson

The wine region of Robertson is located in the region of Breede River Valley of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Springfield Estate or the Domaine Springfield Estate produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Robertson are Chardonnay, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Robertson often reveals types of flavors of cream, straw or fresh strawberries and sometimes also flavors of brioche, cranberry or lemon grass.


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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