Winery SpierDrakenskloof Reserve Pinotage
Red wine
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 Drakenskloof Reserve Pinotage from the Winery Spier
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Drakenskloof Reserve Pinotage of Winery Spier in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Drakenskloof Reserve Pinotage of Winery Spier in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Drakenskloof Reserve Pinotage
Pairings that work perfectly with Drakenskloof Reserve Pinotage
Original food and wine pairings with Drakenskloof Reserve Pinotage
The Drakenskloof Reserve Pinotage of Winery Spier matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of pasticcio (greece), leg of wild boar or yakitori chicken (japanese).
Details and technical informations about Winery Spier's Drakenskloof Reserve Pinotage.
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
The best vintages of Drakenskloof Reserve Pinotage from Winery Spier are 2012, 2010, 2009
Informations about the Winery Spier
The Winery Spier is one of wineries to follow in Western Cape.. It offers 103 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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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