Winery CreationWhale Pod Spyhopping Red

Red wine of Walker Bay of Western Cape of South Africa

3.6

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Whale Pod Spyhopping Red of Winery Creation is a red wine from the region of Walker Bay of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Oak

On the nose the Whale Pod Spyhopping Red of Winery Creation in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Whale Pod Spyhopping Red

Pairings that work perfectly with Whale Pod Spyhopping Red

Original food and wine pairings with Whale Pod Spyhopping Red

Wine and food pairings with Mature and hard cheese

Spicy food

The Whale Pod Spyhopping Red of Winery Creation matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of couscous without couscous maker, lamb breast with onions and tomato sauce or duck confit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Creation's Whale Pod Spyhopping Red.

Winery

Winery Creation

Grape varieties

Merlot

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Alcohol

14°

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Last vintages of this wine

Whale Pod Spyhopping Red - 2017

In the top 100 of of Walker Bay wines

Average rating: 3.8

Whale Pod Spyhopping Red - 2016

In the top 100 of of Walker Bay wines

Average rating: 3.5

Whale Pod Spyhopping Red - 2015

In the top 100 of of Walker Bay wines

Average rating: 3.7

The best vintages of Whale Pod Spyhopping Red from Winery Creation are 2017, 2015, 2016

Informations about the Winery Creation

The winery offers 40 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.

It is in the top 25 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Walker Bay in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Creation is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 43 wines for sale in the of Walker Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 6500 of of South Africa wines

In the top 200 of of Walker Bay wines

In the top 150000 of red wines

In the top 250000 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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