Winery Overhex - The Happy Hippo Shiraz

Winery OverhexThe Happy Hippo Shiraz

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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 Happy Hippo Shiraz of Winery Overhex is a red wine from the region 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).

Taste structure of the The Happy Hippo Shiraz from the Winery Overhex

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the The Happy Hippo Shiraz of Winery Overhex in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Winery Overhex's The Happy Hippo Shiraz.

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

Discover the grape variety: Tinto cão

- Origin : Most certainly from the north of Portugal, it is a very old grape variety, present for a very long time in the Douro Valley where it is very often associated with other grape varieties to produce the famous Port. It can also be found in the United States (California, etc.), Australia, Spain, Mexico, etc.

Last vintages of this wine

The Happy Hippo Shiraz - 2018
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.311100
The Happy Hippo Shiraz - 2017
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.411100

The best vintages of The Happy Hippo Shiraz from Winery Overhex are 2017, 2018

Informations about the Winery Overhex

The winery offers 12 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

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.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 5000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 5000 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 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: Grape

Fruit of the vine in the form of bunches of grapes, also called berries, attached to the stalk. The grapes used to make wine are known as grape varieties, a generic word that designates many types of vine plant with their own characteristics.

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