Winery Middelvlei - Free-Run Pinotage

Winery MiddelvleiFree-Run Pinotage

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 Free-Run Pinotage of Winery Middelvlei is a red wine from the region of Stellenbosch of Western Cape.
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 Free-Run Pinotage from the Winery Middelvlei

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Free-Run Pinotage of Winery Middelvlei in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Free-Run Pinotage of Winery Middelvlei in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Middelvlei's Free-Run Pinotage.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.61°
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

Free-Run Pinotage - 2019
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Free-Run Pinotage - 2018
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Free-Run Pinotage - 2017
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 411110
Free-Run Pinotage - 2016
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Free-Run Pinotage - 2015
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Free-Run Pinotage - 2014
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Free-Run Pinotage - 2013
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Free-Run Pinotage from Winery Middelvlei are 2018, 2017, 2019, 2015 and 2009.

Informations about the Winery Middelvlei

The winery offers 30 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Middelvlei is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 31 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch 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 650 of of Stellenbosch wines
In the top 45000 of red wines
In the top 65000 wines of the world

The wine region of Stellenbosch

The wine region of Stellenbosch is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. We currently count 582 estates and châteaux in the of Stellenbosch, producing 3443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Stellenbosch go well with generally quite well with dishes .


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: Sweet

Generic term for wines containing residual sugar (natural sugars in the grapes that have not been transformed into alcohol). It is also used to describe a wine with a dominantly sweet flavour, without further explanation.

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