Winery Springfontein - Terroir Selection Pinotage

Winery SpringfonteinTerroir Selection Pinotage

4.1
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Terroir Selection Pinotage of Winery Springfontein is a red wine from the region of Walker Bay of Western Cape.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Terroir Selection Pinotage of the Winery Springfontein is in the top 20 of wines of Walker Bay.

Taste structure of the Terroir Selection Pinotage from the Winery Springfontein

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Terroir Selection Pinotage of Winery Springfontein in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

vanilla, oak

Wine with spices taste

licorice, cinnamon

Wine with earth taste

earthy, smoke

Wine with microbio taste

banana

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the Terroir Selection Pinotage of Winery Springfontein in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cassis or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, floral or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Springfontein's Terroir Selection Pinotage.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.83°
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

Terroir Selection Pinotage - 2016
In the top 20 of of Walker Bay wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Terroir Selection Pinotage - 2015
In the top 20 of of Walker Bay wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Terroir Selection Pinotage - 2014
In the top 20 of of Walker Bay wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Terroir Selection Pinotage - 2013
In the top 20 of of Walker Bay wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Terroir Selection Pinotage - 2012
In the top 20 of of Walker Bay wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Terroir Selection Pinotage - 2011
In the top 20 of of Walker Bay wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Terroir Selection Pinotage - 2010
In the top 20 of of Walker Bay wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Terroir Selection Pinotage from Winery Springfontein are 2014, 2009, 2016, 2013 and 2008.

Informations about the Winery Springfontein

The winery offers 34 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Walker Bay in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Springfontein is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 33 wines for sale in the of Walker Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 350 of of South Africa wines
In the top 20 of of Walker Bay wines
In the top 9500 of red wines
In the top 15000 wines of the world

The wine region of Walker Bay

The wine region of Walker Bay is located in the region of Cape South Coast of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bouchard Finlayson or the Domaine Creation produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Walker Bay are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Walker Bay often reveals types of flavors of raspberry, mocha or mango and sometimes also flavors of guava, passion fruit or grass.


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.

News related to this wine

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The Irancy appellation seen by Clotilde Davenne

Clotilde Davenne, from the eponymous estate, mentions the cherry as a main characteristic of the Irancy appellation. She tells us about the Pinot Noir variety which reveals, in its northern location of Bourgogne, lots of freshness and fruitiness that gives the appellation a very special place among the wines of the region. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https: ...

An overview of Irancy appellation

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The word of the wine: Long

Wine with persistence in the mouth. This persistence in the mouth of a wine is measured in caudalies.

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