Winery Neil Ellis - Vineyard Selection Grenache

Winery Neil EllisVineyard Selection Grenache

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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 Vineyard Selection Grenache of Winery Neil Ellis is a red wine from the region of Piekenierskloof of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Vineyard Selection Grenache of Winery Neil Ellis in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Neil Ellis's Vineyard Selection Grenache.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Select

Select blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Charente). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. It should be noted that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. Select blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Vineyard Selection Grenache - 2013
In the top 100 of of Piekenierskloof wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Vineyard Selection Grenache - 2012
In the top 100 of of Piekenierskloof wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Vineyard Selection Grenache - 2011
In the top 100 of of Piekenierskloof wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Vineyard Selection Grenache - 2010
In the top 100 of of Piekenierskloof wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Vineyard Selection Grenache - 2009
In the top 100 of of Piekenierskloof wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Vineyard Selection Grenache from Winery Neil Ellis are 2011, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery Neil Ellis

The winery offers 59 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Piekenierskloof in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Neil Ellis is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 58 wines for sale in the of Piekenierskloof 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 Piekenierskloof wines
In the top 40000 of red wines
In the top 65000 wines of the world

The wine region of Piekenierskloof

The wine region of Piekenierskloof is located in the region of Citrusdal Mountain of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ken Forrester or the Domaine Kruger Family Wines produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Piekenierskloof are Chenin blanc, Chardonnay and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Piekenierskloof often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.


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: Removal of shoes

In the spring, this operation consists of removing the mound of earth formed at the foot of the vines by ploughing between the rows in the autumn.

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