Winery The Grid - Special Reserve Shiraz

Winery The Grid Special Reserve Shiraz

3.9
Note - 1 Note - 1 Note - 1 Note - 1 Note - 0
(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Special Reserve Shiraz of Winery The Grid is a red wine from the region of Coastal Region 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 Special Reserve Shiraz from the Winery The Grid

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Special Reserve Shiraz of Winery The Grid in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Winery The Grid's Special Reserve Shiraz.

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

Discover the grape variety: Amandin

Interspecific cross between 7489 (direct white producer hybrid) and Hamburg Muscat obtained in 1979, registered in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties list A1.

Last vintages of this wine

Special Reserve Shiraz - 2015
In the top 100 of of Coastal Region wines
Average rating: 3.9 1 1 1 1 0

The best vintages of Special Reserve Shiraz from Winery The Grid are 2015

Informations about the Winery The Grid

The winery offers 3 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Coastal Region in the region of Western Cape

The Winery The Grid is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in the of Coastal Region to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 7000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 200 of of Coastal Region wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Coastal Region

The wine region of Coastal Region is located in the region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine KWV or the Domaine KWV produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Coastal Region are Pinotage, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Mourvèdre, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Coastal Region often reveals types of flavors of cherry, orange or mango and sometimes also flavors of guava, gooseberry or passion fruit.


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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