Winery Stellenbosch Hills - Bushvine Pinotage

Winery Stellenbosch Hills Bushvine Pinotage

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Bushvine Pinotage of Winery Stellenbosch Hills is a red wine from the region of Stellenbosch 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 Bushvine Pinotage from the Winery Stellenbosch Hills

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Bushvine Pinotage of Winery Stellenbosch Hills in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Bushvine Pinotage of Winery Stellenbosch Hills in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Stellenbosch Hills's Bushvine Pinotage.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
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

Bushvine Pinotage - 2018
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4 1 1 1 1 0
Bushvine Pinotage - 2017
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.8 1 1 1 0.5 0
Bushvine Pinotage - 2016
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.8 1 1 1 0.5 0
Bushvine Pinotage - 2015
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.6 1 1 1 0.5 0
Bushvine Pinotage - 2014
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.5 1 1 1 0.5 0
Bushvine Pinotage - 2013
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.6 1 1 1 0.5 0
Bushvine Pinotage - 2012
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.4 1 1 1 0 0

The best vintages of Bushvine Pinotage from Winery Stellenbosch Hills are 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery Stellenbosch Hills

The winery offers 20 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This winery is part of the Overhex Wines.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Stellenbosch Hills is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 2500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 1500 of of Stellenbosch wines
In the top 55000 of red wines
In the top 80000 wines of the world

The wine region of Stellenbosch

The wine region of Stellenbosch is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. We currently count 582 estates and châteaux in the of Stellenbosch, producing 3443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Stellenbosch go well with generally quite well with dishes .


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 Grape/Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

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The word of the wine: Climate

Term used in Burgundy to designate a locality. The most famous climats are subject to specific recognition and constitute the first growths.

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