Winery OverhexThe Happy Hippo Pinotage - Shiraz Semi Sweet Red
Red wine
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 Happy Hippo Pinotage - Shiraz Semi Sweet Red from the Winery Overhex
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the The Happy Hippo Pinotage - Shiraz Semi Sweet Red of Winery Overhex in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Food and wine pairings with The Happy Hippo Pinotage - Shiraz Semi Sweet Red
Pairings that work perfectly with The Happy Hippo Pinotage - Shiraz Semi Sweet Red
Original food and wine pairings with The Happy Hippo Pinotage - Shiraz Semi Sweet Red
The The Happy Hippo Pinotage - Shiraz Semi Sweet Red of Winery Overhex matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of stuffed zucchini, civet of wild boar or savoyard fondue.
Details and technical informations about Winery Overhex's The Happy Hippo Pinotage - Shiraz Semi Sweet Red.
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 best vintages of The Happy Hippo Pinotage - Shiraz Semi Sweet Red from Winery Overhex are 2017, 0, 2016
Informations about the Winery Overhex
The Winery Overhex is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Cuvée
Often followed by a name that allows for recognition and identification, the word "cuvée" designates a specific wine within the production of a winemaker. This wine is characterized by a specific grape variety, a type of maturation and an organoleptic profile. All the vintages of a domain constitute a range.
