Winery Raka - Pinotage

Winery RakaPinotage

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Pinotage of Winery Raka is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Pinotage.
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).
The Pinotage of the Winery Raka is in the top 10 of wines of Western Cape.

Taste structure of the Pinotage from the Winery Raka

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Pinotage of Winery Raka in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Pinotage of Winery Raka in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Raka's 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

Pinotage - 2019
In the top 10 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Pinotage - 2018
In the top 10 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Pinotage - 2017
In the top 10 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Pinotage - 2016
In the top 10 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Pinotage - 2015
In the top 10 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Pinotage - 2014
In the top 10 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Pinotage - 2013
In the top 10 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Pinotage from Winery Raka are 2016, 2008, 2007, 2019 and 2017.

Informations about the Winery Raka

The winery offers 23 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Raka is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 23 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 2000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 20 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 45000 of red wines
In the top 65000 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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