Winery Stanford Hills - Reserve Shiraz

Winery Stanford HillsReserve Shiraz

3.3
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Reserve Shiraz of Winery Stanford Hills 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).

Taste structure of the Reserve Shiraz from the Winery Stanford Hills

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Reserve Shiraz of Winery Stanford Hills in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Reserve Shiraz of Winery Stanford Hills in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Stanford Hills's Reserve Shiraz.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.9°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Arvine

Arvine blanc is a grape variety that originated in Switzerland. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of vine is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of small size. The white Arvine can be found cultivated in these vineyards: Savoie & Bugey, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, South-West.

Last vintages of this wine

Reserve Shiraz - 2015
In the top 100 of of Walker Bay wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Reserve Shiraz - 2014
In the top 100 of of Walker Bay wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Reserve Shiraz - 2013
In the top 100 of of Walker Bay wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Reserve Shiraz - 2012
In the top 100 of of Walker Bay wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Reserve Shiraz from Winery Stanford Hills are 2012, 2015, 2013, 2014

Informations about the Winery Stanford Hills

The winery offers 11 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
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 Stanford Hills is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 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 9000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 200 of of Walker Bay wines
In the top 250000 of red wines
In the top 400000 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.

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The word of the wine: Botrytis

Fungus that causes grape rot.

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