Winery Savage - Dirt Track Shiraz

Winery Savage Dirt Track Shiraz

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 Dirt Track Shiraz of Winery Savage is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Dirt Track Shiraz from the Winery Savage

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Dirt Track Shiraz of Winery Savage in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Dirt Track Shiraz of Winery Savage in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Savage's Dirt Track Shiraz.

Winery
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Nuragus

A very old variety grown in Italy, where it still plays an important role, particularly in Sardinia. - Synonyms: meragus, abbondosa, bruscu biancu, axina, garnaccia, granazza, burdu, malvasia di tura (for all the synonyms of the varieties). - Description: medium to large bunches, conical, voluminous, compact, short strong stems, often with a lignified part; medium-sized, spherical or slightly elongated berries, greenish-yellow to golden-yellow skin, sometimes amber with a pink tinge when fully ripe, soft pulp with a simple taste. - Production potential: late budding. Quite vigorous and very productive, suitable for almost all types of soil. Hardy, it resists well to the various cryptogamic diseases. Maturity: 3rd period average. - Wine type/Aromas: gives a heady wine of yellow straw color with sometimes golden reflections, provided in the majority of the cases with a good acidity.

Last vintages of this wine

Dirt Track Shiraz - 2018
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.7 1 1 1 0.5 0

The best vintages of Dirt Track Shiraz from Winery Savage are 2018

Informations about the Winery Savage

The winery offers 18 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Savage is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 18 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 8500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 8500 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 350000 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 Grape/Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

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