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False Bay Pinotage

750 ml Pinotage non-vintage

False Bay Pinotage is a dry, full-bodied red from Pinotage, in the full, structured reds style. Tannins are firm and acidity moderate; oak influence is some. Good with steak, lamb, venison, cheese board.

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Ake & Humphris
In stock according to the merchant's own listing
£10.70
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Taste profile
inferred · confidence 0.45
sweetness
1 / 5
dry
Pinotage prior
body
4 / 5
full
Pinotage prior
tannin
4 / 5
firm
Pinotage prior
acidity
3 / 5
moderate
Pinotage prior
oak
3 / 5
some
Pinotage prior
Estimates by WineGenie, not the merchant's or a critic's words. Built from the grape's typical profile, the appellation, terms in the name and the merchant's description. How this works.
Facts
Style
Full, structured reds
rules-v1
Colour
Red
merchant feed
Origin
not stated
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Grapes
Pinotage
lexicon
ABV
14%
Ake & Humphris product page
Farming
not stated
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Vegan
not stated
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Critic score
none
merchant feed
Drinking window
not stated
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Decant
not stated
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Occasions
dinner party · steak night
inferred
About Pinotage
Typical aromas: blackberry, plum, smoke, banana or acetone if poorly made, coffee/mocha in the "coffee" style. Serve at 16–18 °C. Grape page.
knowledge base
Typical for Pinotage · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
dry · 1/5
Body
lightfull
full · 4/5
Tannin
lowhigh
firm · 4/5
Acidity
lowhigh
moderate · 3/5
Oak
noneheavy
some · 3/5
Alcohol
lowhigh
moderate-high · 4/5
Typical for the variety; not a measurement of this bottle.
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Merchant's description

Supple easy drinking red with no end of charm. The wine equivalent of Rob Brydon, it’s almost impossible not to enjoy.

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