Winery Pongrácz - Desiderius

Winery PongráczDesiderius

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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 Desiderius of Winery Pongrácz is a sparkling wine from the region of Western Cape.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Chardonnay and the Pinot noir.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Desiderius of Winery Pongrácz in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Pongrácz's Desiderius.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
11.71°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Last vintages of this wine

Desiderius - 2011
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Desiderius - 2009
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Desiderius - 2008
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Desiderius from Winery Pongrácz are 2011, 2009, 2008

Informations about the Winery Pongrácz

The winery offers 5 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This winery is part of the Distell.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Pongrácz is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 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 850 of of South Africa wines
In the top 800 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 2000 of sparkling wines
In the top 30000 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: Varietal wine

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