Winery Cloof - Ruby Pinotage - Shiraz

Winery CloofRuby Pinotage - Shiraz

3.2
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Ruby Pinotage - Shiraz of Winery Cloof is a red wine from the region of Darling 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 Ruby Pinotage - Shiraz from the Winery Cloof

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Ruby Pinotage - Shiraz of Winery Cloof in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Winery Cloof's Ruby Pinotage - Shiraz.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine 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

Ruby Pinotage - Shiraz - 2015
In the top 100 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 2.211000
Ruby Pinotage - Shiraz - 2013
In the top 100 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 2.911100
Ruby Pinotage - Shiraz - 2011
In the top 100 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Ruby Pinotage - Shiraz - 2010
In the top 100 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Ruby Pinotage - Shiraz from Winery Cloof are 2011, 2010, 2013, 2015

Informations about the Winery Cloof

The winery offers 64 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is in the top 60 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Darling in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Cloof is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 62 wines for sale in the of Darling to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 25000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 250 of of Darling wines
In the top 600000 of red wines
In the top 1500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Darling

The wine region of Darling is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Groote Post or the Domaine Groote Post produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Darling are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Darling often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, dark fruit or apples and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, dried fruit or mulberry.


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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