Winery Ridgeback - His Master's Choice

Winery RidgebackHis Master's Choice

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 His Master's Choice of Winery Ridgeback is a red wine from the region of Paarl of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
The His Master's Choice of the Winery Ridgeback is in the top 10 of wines of Paarl.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the His Master's Choice of Winery Ridgeback in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Ridgeback's His Master's Choice.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

His Master's Choice - 2018
In the top 10 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 411110
His Master's Choice - 2017
In the top 10 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 3.911110
His Master's Choice - 2015
In the top 10 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 411110
His Master's Choice - 2014
In the top 10 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 4.411110
His Master's Choice - 2013
In the top 10 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 4.111110
His Master's Choice - 2012
In the top 10 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 4.411110
His Master's Choice - 2011
In the top 10 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of His Master's Choice from Winery Ridgeback are 2014, 2012, 2008, 2013 and 2006.

Informations about the Winery Ridgeback

The winery offers 30 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Paarl in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Ridgeback is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 30 wines for sale in the of Paarl to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 300 of of South Africa wines
In the top 15 of of Paarl wines
In the top 8500 of red wines
In the top 15000 wines of the world

The wine region of Paarl

The wine region of Paarl is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vilafonté or the Domaine La Motte Wine Estate produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Paarl are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Paarl often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, prune or eucalyptus and sometimes also flavors of mocha, cranberry or strawberries.


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: Flint (smell of)

Mineral odour reminiscent of flint and flint heated during sharpening.

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