Winery Tukulu - Pinotage

Winery TukuluPinotage

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Pinotage of Winery Tukulu is a red wine from the region of Darling 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 Pinotage from the Winery Tukulu

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Pinotage of Winery Tukulu 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 Pinotage of Winery Tukulu in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Tukulu's Pinotage.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.52°
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

Pinotage - 2010
In the top 100 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Pinotage - 2009
In the top 100 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Pinotage - 2008
In the top 100 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Pinotage - 2007
In the top 100 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Pinotage from Winery Tukulu are 2009, 2007, 2010, 2008

Informations about the Winery Tukulu

The winery offers 9 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This winery is part of the Distell.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Darling in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Tukulu is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Darling to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 6500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 6500 of of Darling wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Darling

The wine region of Darling is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Groote Post or the Domaine Groote Post produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Darling are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Darling often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, dark fruit or apples and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, dried fruit or mulberry.


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: Bite

Said of a wine with exacerbated acidity.

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