Winery Simonsvlei - Toffee Chunk Syrah

Winery SimonsvleiToffee Chunk Syrah

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Toffee Chunk Syrah of Winery Simonsvlei 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 Toffee Chunk Syrah from the Winery Simonsvlei

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Toffee Chunk Syrah of Winery Simonsvlei in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

toffee, caramel

Wine with earth taste

smoke, mushroom

Wine with spices taste

pepper

On the nose the Toffee Chunk Syrah of Winery Simonsvlei in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of oaky, smoke or coffee and sometimes also flavors of pepper, chocolate or caramel.

Details and technical informations about Winery Simonsvlei's Toffee Chunk Syrah.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Ravat noir

Obtained by Jean-François Ravat, it is an interspecific cross between 8365 Seibel and pinot noir. In France, this direct-producing hybrid has been little multiplied.

Last vintages of this wine

Toffee Chunk Syrah - 2017
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Toffee Chunk Syrah - 2016
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Toffee Chunk Syrah - 2014
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Toffee Chunk Syrah - 2013
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Toffee Chunk Syrah - 2012
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Toffee Chunk Syrah - 2011
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Toffee Chunk Syrah - 2010
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.411100

The best vintages of Toffee Chunk Syrah from Winery Simonsvlei are 2017, 2016, 2013, 2014 and 2011.

Informations about the Winery Simonsvlei

The winery offers 110 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 Simonsvlei is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 84 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 250 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 70000 of red wines
In the top 150000 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: Expressive

Said of a wine that is full-bodied and offers well-defined aromas.

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