Winery Virgin EarthPinotage
Red wine
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 Pinotage from the Winery Virgin Earth
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Pinotage of Winery Virgin Earth 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 Pinotage of Winery Virgin Earth in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Pinotage
Pairings that work perfectly with Pinotage
Original food and wine pairings with Pinotage
The Pinotage of Winery Virgin Earth matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of oxtail confit in red wine, quick duck breast with honey or zucchini and goat cheese quiche.
Details and technical informations about Winery Virgin Earth's 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 Pinotage from Winery Virgin Earth are 2013, 2009, 0, 2010
Informations about the Winery Virgin Earth
The Winery Virgin Earth is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Farm
Wine dominated by a strong acidity and/or biting tannins. In this case, the components of the wine need to melt, i.e. to harmonize during the maturation in the cellar.
