Winery Vanderburg - Specially Selected Shiraz - Pinotage

Winery VanderburgSpecially Selected Shiraz - Pinotage

3.3
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Specially Selected Shiraz - Pinotage of Winery Vanderburg is a red wine from the region 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 Specially Selected Shiraz - Pinotage from the Winery Vanderburg

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Specially Selected Shiraz - Pinotage of Winery Vanderburg 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 Specially Selected Shiraz - Pinotage of Winery Vanderburg in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Vanderburg's Specially Selected Shiraz - Pinotage.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
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

Specially Selected Shiraz - Pinotage - 2016
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 2.911100
Specially Selected Shiraz - Pinotage - 2015
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Specially Selected Shiraz - Pinotage - 2014
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Specially Selected Shiraz - Pinotage - 2013
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Specially Selected Shiraz - Pinotage - 2012
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Specially Selected Shiraz - Pinotage - 2011
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.111100
Specially Selected Shiraz - Pinotage - 0
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.311100

The best vintages of Specially Selected Shiraz - Pinotage from Winery Vanderburg are 2014, 2013, 2015, 2012 and 0.

Informations about the Winery Vanderburg

The winery offers 2 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Vanderburg is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 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 5500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 5500 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 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 Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

The word of the wine: Cinsault

Cinsault is a southern black grape variety that can be found in the blends of most Mediterranean appellations, but most often as an accessory grape variety. It is undoubtedly most present in certain rosé wines (in Corbières, Côtes-de-Provence, etc.): it gives these wines highly appreciated aromas of strawberry, peach and raspberry. In vin de pays (IGP), it is often vinified on its own, usually as a rosé.

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