Winery Black Elephant Vintners - Amistad Pinotage

Winery Black Elephant VintnersAmistad Pinotage

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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 Amistad Pinotage of Winery Black Elephant Vintners is a red wine from the region of Franschhoek 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 Amistad Pinotage from the Winery Black Elephant Vintners

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Amistad Pinotage of Winery Black Elephant Vintners 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 Amistad Pinotage of Winery Black Elephant Vintners in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Black Elephant Vintners's Amistad Pinotage.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.38°
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

Amistad Pinotage - 2014
In the top 100 of of Franschhoek wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Amistad Pinotage from Winery Black Elephant Vintners are 2014

Informations about the Winery Black Elephant Vintners

The winery offers 23 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Franschhoek in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Black Elephant Vintners is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 24 wines for sale in the of Franschhoek to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 4500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 200 of of Franschhoek wines
In the top 95000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Franschhoek

The wine region of Franschhoek is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Anthonij Rupert or the Domaine Holden Manz produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Franschhoek are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Franschhoek often reveals types of flavors of cream, dried fruit or ash and sometimes also flavors of bell pepper, ripe blackberries or cigar.


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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The word of the wine: Caudalie

Unit of measurement corresponding to one second and allowing to quantify the aromatic persistence of a wine in mouth (length in mouth).

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