Winery Saam Mountain - Purple Heron Pinotage

Winery Saam MountainPurple Heron Pinotage

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Purple Heron Pinotage of Winery Saam Mountain 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 Purple Heron Pinotage from the Winery Saam Mountain

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Purple Heron Pinotage of Winery Saam Mountain in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Purple Heron Pinotage of Winery Saam Mountain in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Saam Mountain's Purple Heron Pinotage.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
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

Purple Heron Pinotage - 2019
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Purple Heron Pinotage - 2018
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Purple Heron Pinotage - 2017
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Purple Heron Pinotage - 2016
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Purple Heron Pinotage - 2015
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Purple Heron Pinotage from Winery Saam Mountain are 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Saam Mountain

The winery offers 26 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Saam Mountain is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 26 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 200 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 60000 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: Dismantling

After devatting, the pomace is removed from the tank. If this operation is carried out manually, it is important to ventilate the vat well to avoid the risk of accidents due to the presence of carbon dioxide.

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