Winery Rijk's888 Pinotage Gold
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The 888 Pinotage Gold of the Winery Rijk's is in the top 10 of wines of Tulbagh.
Taste structure of the 888 Pinotage Gold from the Winery Rijk's
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the 888 Pinotage Gold of Winery Rijk's in the region of Western Cape is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the 888 Pinotage Gold of Winery Rijk's in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with 888 Pinotage Gold
Pairings that work perfectly with 888 Pinotage Gold
Original food and wine pairings with 888 Pinotage Gold
The 888 Pinotage Gold of Winery Rijk's matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of roast beef with caramelized onion, duck breast with spices, roasted figs with honey and port or chicken fajitas.
Details and technical informations about Winery Rijk's's 888 Pinotage Gold.
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
The best vintages of 888 Pinotage Gold from Winery Rijk's are 2010, 2011, 2012, 2009
Informations about the Winery Rijk's
The Winery Rijk's is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 30 wines for sale in the of Tulbagh to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Tulbagh
The wine region of Tulbagh is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Rijk's or the Domaine Saronsberg produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Tulbagh are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Pinotage and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Tulbagh often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, cranberry or prune and sometimes also flavors of cassis, clove or chocolate.
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: Primeur (purchase in)
Purchase made shortly after the harvest and before the wine is ready for consumption.
