Winery Van ZijlIllusion Pinotage
Red wine
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 Illusion Pinotage from the Winery Van Zijl
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Illusion Pinotage of Winery Van Zijl in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Food and wine pairings with Illusion Pinotage
Pairings that work perfectly with Illusion Pinotage
Original food and wine pairings with Illusion Pinotage
The Illusion Pinotage of Winery Van Zijl matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of shoulder of suckling lamb confit with herbs, roast duck breast or duck fillet with dried apricots or spinach and goat cheese quiche.
Details and technical informations about Winery Van Zijl's Illusion Pinotage.
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
The best vintages of Illusion Pinotage from Winery Van Zijl are 2017, 0
Informations about the Winery Van Zijl
The Winery Van Zijl is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Wellington to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Wellington
The wine region of Wellington is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Andreas or the Domaine Diemersfontein produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Wellington are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Wellington often reveals types of flavors of plum, honey or nutmeg and sometimes also flavors of mushroom, rubber or cocoa.
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.
The word of the wine: Foaming
Name given to the second alcoholic fermentation that sparkling wines undergo. It gives rise to a release of carbon dioxide in the bottle.
