Winery Old Road Wine - The Fat Man Pinotage

Winery Old Road WineThe Fat Man Pinotage

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The The Fat Man Pinotage of Winery Old Road Wine is a red wine from the region 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 The Fat Man Pinotage from the Winery Old Road Wine

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the The Fat Man Pinotage of Winery Old Road Wine in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, coffee

Wine with earth taste

leather, smoke

Wine with spices taste

pepper, oregano

Wine with microbio taste

sweaty

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the The Fat Man Pinotage of Winery Old Road Wine in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of cherry, clove or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, hoisin or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Old Road Wine's The Fat Man Pinotage.

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

The Fat Man Pinotage - 2018
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
The Fat Man Pinotage - 2017
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
The Fat Man Pinotage - 2001
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of The Fat Man Pinotage from Winery Old Road Wine are 2001, 2017, 2018

Informations about the Winery Old Road Wine

The winery offers 18 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Old Road Wine is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 3000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 150 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 65000 of red wines
In the top 100000 wines of the world

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: Hygrometry

Humidity level of the cellar necessary for a good ageing of the wines. The recommended hygrometry is around 70% in order to guarantee a good elasticity of the corks while preserving the labels.

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