Winery Spioenkop - Tugela River Red

Winery SpioenkopTugela River Red

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Tugela River Red of Winery Spioenkop is a red wine from the region of Elgin of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with

Details and technical informations about Winery Spioenkop's Tugela River Red.

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

Discover the grape variety: Chasan

Chasan blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches of grapes of medium size. Chasan blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire Valley, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

Last vintages of this wine

Tugela River Red - 2016
In the top 100 of of Elgin wines
Average rating: 3.311100

The best vintages of Tugela River Red from Winery Spioenkop are 2016

Informations about the Winery Spioenkop

The winery offers 19 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Elgin in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Spioenkop is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Elgin to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 25000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 300 of of Elgin wines
In the top 600000 of red wines
In the top 1500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Elgin

The wine region of Elgin is located in the region of Cape South Coast of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Paul Cluver or the Domaine Matthew Van Heerden produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Elgin are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Elgin often reveals types of flavors of cream, stone fruit or cheese and sometimes also flavors of quince, beeswax or citrus zest.


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: Blanc de noirs (champagne)

Champagne made from black grapes (pinot noir and/or meunier) only.

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