Winery Van Wyk - Syrah

Winery Van Wyk Syrah

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 Syrah of Winery Van Wyk is a red wine from the 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 Syrah from the Winery Van Wyk

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Syrah of Winery Van Wyk 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 Syrah of Winery Van Wyk in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Van Wyk's Syrah.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Villard noir

An interspecific cross between Chancellor - 7053 Seibel - and 6905 Seibel or Subéreux, obtained by the Seyve-Villard company, formerly located in Saint Vallier in the Drôme. As with the white Villard - 12375 Seyve-Villard - these were the two most widely planted direct-producer hybrids. Today, Villard noir is on the verge of extinction, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1.

Last vintages of this wine

Syrah - 2018
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.8 1 1 1 0.5 0
Syrah - 2017
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.8 1 1 1 0.5 0
Syrah - 2016
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.4 1 1 1 0 0

The best vintages of Syrah from Winery Van Wyk are 2018, 2017, 2016

Informations about the Winery Van Wyk

The winery offers 5 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Van Wyk is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Western Cape 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 7500 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

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: Extra raw

Champagne dosed between 0 and 6 grams of sugar (see dosage liqueur).

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