Winery Vergelegen - Reserve Shiraz

Winery VergelegenReserve Shiraz

4.1
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Reserve Shiraz of Winery Vergelegen is a red wine from the region of Stellenbosch 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 Reserve Shiraz from the Winery Vergelegen

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Reserve Shiraz of Winery Vergelegen 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 Reserve Shiraz of Winery Vergelegen 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 red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Vergelegen's Reserve Shiraz.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Dornfelder

German, intraspecific cross made in 1955 by August Karl Herold (1902-1973) between the helfensteiner and the heroldrebe (more details, click here!). With these same parents he also obtained the hegel. The Dornfelder can be found in Switzerland, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Canada, United States, ... . Virtually unknown in France, we nevertheless recognize a certain interest in it due to its short phenological cycle and the quality of its wines, both rosé and red.

Last vintages of this wine

Reserve Shiraz - 2016
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 411110
Reserve Shiraz - 2015
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Reserve Shiraz - 2014
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Reserve Shiraz - 2013
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Reserve Shiraz - 2012
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Reserve Shiraz - 2010
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Reserve Shiraz from Winery Vergelegen are 2013, 2010, 2015, 2014 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery Vergelegen

The winery offers 41 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Vergelegen is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 39 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 350 of of South Africa wines
In the top 150 of of Stellenbosch wines
In the top 9500 of red wines
In the top 15000 wines of the world

The wine region of Stellenbosch

The wine region of Stellenbosch is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. We currently count 582 estates and châteaux in the of Stellenbosch, producing 3443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Stellenbosch go well with generally quite well with dishes .


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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