Winery Van Loveren - River Red

Winery Van LoverenRiver Red

3.1
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The River Red of Winery Van Loveren is a red wine from the region of Robertson of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the River Red of Winery Van Loveren 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 Van Loveren's River Red.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
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

River Red - 2019
In the top 100 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 3.111100
River Red - 2018
In the top 100 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 3.411100
River Red - 2017
In the top 100 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 3.111100
River Red - 2016
In the top 100 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 3.211100
River Red - 2015
In the top 100 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 3.211100
River Red - 2014
In the top 100 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 2.8110.500
River Red - 2013
In the top 100 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 3.411100

The best vintages of River Red from Winery Van Loveren are 2013, 2018, 2016, 2015 and 2019.

Informations about the Winery Van Loveren

The winery offers 65 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This winery is part of the Van Loveren.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Robertson in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Van Loveren is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 58 wines for sale in the of Robertson to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 7500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 400 of of Robertson wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Robertson

The wine region of Robertson is located in the region of Breede River Valley of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Springfield Estate or the Domaine Springfield Estate produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Robertson are Chardonnay, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Robertson often reveals types of flavors of cream, straw or fresh strawberries and sometimes also flavors of brioche, cranberry or lemon 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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