Winery Tesco - South African Pinotage

Winery TescoSouth African Pinotage

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 South African Pinotage of Winery Tesco is a red wine from the region of Swartland 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 South African Pinotage from the Winery Tesco

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the South African Pinotage of Winery Tesco in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

chocolate, coffee

Wine with earth taste

smoke, earthy

Wine with spices taste

pepper

Wine with microbio taste

cheese

On the nose the South African Pinotage of Winery Tesco in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black currant or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, oak or microbio.

Details and technical informations about Winery Tesco's South African Pinotage.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
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

South African Pinotage - 2019
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
South African Pinotage - 2018
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.111100
South African Pinotage - 2017
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.111100
South African Pinotage - 2016
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.311100
South African Pinotage - 2015
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.311100
South African Pinotage - 2014
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.911110
South African Pinotage - 2013
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.411100

The best vintages of South African Pinotage from Winery Tesco are 2014, 2011, 2019, 2013 and 2016.

Informations about the Winery Tesco

The winery offers 422 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is in the top 75 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Swartland in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Tesco is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 392 wines for sale in the of Swartland 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 350 of of Swartland wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Swartland

The wine region of Swartland is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sadie Family or the Domaine Sadie Family produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Swartland are Chenin blanc, Mourvèdre and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Swartland often reveals types of flavors of cherry, marmalade or cantaloupe and sometimes also flavors of chard, poire nashi or red cherry.


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: Physiological maturity

The stage of ripeness of the grape berry when it has reached an optimal weight and when the sugar and acidity levels have stabilized.

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