Winery Wildekrans - Osiris Barrel Selection Pinotage

Winery WildekransOsiris Barrel Selection Pinotage

4.2
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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 Osiris Barrel Selection Pinotage of Winery Wildekrans is a red wine from the region of Walker Bay 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 Osiris Barrel Selection Pinotage from the Winery Wildekrans

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Osiris Barrel Selection Pinotage of Winery Wildekrans 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 Osiris Barrel Selection Pinotage of Winery Wildekrans in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Wildekrans's Osiris Barrel Selection Pinotage.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
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

Osiris Barrel Selection Pinotage - 2009
In the top 100 of of Walker Bay wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Osiris Barrel Selection Pinotage - 2008
In the top 100 of of Walker Bay wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Osiris Barrel Selection Pinotage from Winery Wildekrans are 2009, 2008

Informations about the Winery Wildekrans

The winery offers 40 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Walker Bay in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Wildekrans is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 41 wines for sale in the of Walker Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 4000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 4000 of of Walker Bay wines
In the top 85000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Walker Bay

The wine region of Walker Bay is located in the region of Cape South Coast of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bouchard Finlayson or the Domaine Creation produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Walker Bay are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Walker Bay often reveals types of flavors of raspberry, mocha or mango and sometimes also flavors of guava, passion fruit or grass.


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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