Winery Rijk's - Touch of Oak Pinotage

Winery Rijk'sTouch of Oak Pinotage

4.1
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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 Touch of Oak Pinotage of Winery Rijk's is a red wine from the region of Tulbagh of Western Cape.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Touch of Oak Pinotage of the Winery Rijk's is in the top 10 of wines of Tulbagh.

Taste structure of the Touch of Oak Pinotage from the Winery Rijk's

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Touch of Oak Pinotage of Winery Rijk's in the region of Western Cape is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with spices taste

pepper, mint

Wine with earth taste

leather, mushroom

Wine with microbio taste

cream, banana

On the nose the Touch of Oak Pinotage of Winery Rijk's in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, blackberry or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Rijk's's Touch of Oak Pinotage.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.73°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Pinotage

Intensely coloured, structured reds with inky robe and firm tannins, with typical aromas of blackberry, black plum, roasted coffee, cocoa, banana and characteristic smoky notes. Made as powerful ageing reds and as more approachable fruity cuvées, sometimes as rosés. Absolute signature of South Africa (Stellenbosch, Swartland, Paarl). Cross of pinot noir × cinsault created in 1925 by Abraham Perold at Stellenbosch University.

Last vintages of this wine

Touch of Oak Pinotage - 2017
In the top 10 of of Tulbagh wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Touch of Oak Pinotage - 2016
In the top 10 of of Tulbagh wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Touch of Oak Pinotage - 2015
In the top 10 of of Tulbagh wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Touch of Oak Pinotage - 2014
In the top 10 of of Tulbagh wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Touch of Oak Pinotage - 2013
In the top 10 of of Tulbagh wines
Average rating: 411110
Touch of Oak Pinotage - 2012
In the top 10 of of Tulbagh wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Touch of Oak Pinotage - 2011
In the top 10 of of Tulbagh wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Touch of Oak Pinotage from Winery Rijk's are 2016, 2017, 2015, 2014 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery Rijk's

The winery offers 30 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Tulbagh in the region of Western Cape

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.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 15 of of Tulbagh wines
In the top 15000 of red wines
In the top 20000 wines of the world

The wine region of Tulbagh

WO district in horseshoe valley (Coastal Region, fortified Boberg, Western Cape): Shiraz signature red king — rich and spicy signature profile with intense black fruits, pepper and smoky touch, often in southern Rhône blends (Mourvèdre, Viognier). Chenin Blanc king in whites with white-flesh fruits and chiseled acidity, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc as complement. Renowned Cap Classique method (Krone). Warm valley tempered by trapped cool air.


The wine region of Western Cape

Cradle of South African wine. Signature Chenin Blanc (Steen, 20%) in ample, fresh whites with notes of quince, yellow apple, honey and acacia flower, from crisp dry to sweet. Sharp, iodised Sauvignon Blanc (Walker Bay, Constantia), balanced Chardonnay. Reds: emblematic Pinotage with roasted aromas (coffee, plum, smoke), firm Cabernet Sauvignon, spicy Syrah.

The word of the wine: Provignage

A vine reproduction technique that consists of burying a vine shoot that takes root and reproduces a plant with the same characteristics as the vine to which it is attached.

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