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  • Apeloko 2018 Pinotage South Africa
  • Apeloko 2018 Pinotage South Africa
2018 Pinotage

Apeloko

South Africa, South Africa

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It takes long days and cool nights to make a award winning Pinotage this good

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About This Wine

Apeloko

Pinotage

Creating an exceptional wine is a labor of love—just ask any farmer who grows great grapes. Beyond passion and dedication, farming grapes requires perfect weather conditions, like the cool climate that produced this crisp, classic Pinotage in 2018. This elegant wine is unmistakably South African. You’ll get a taste of the terroir in every glass with notes of fynbos (an Afrikaans word that describes the aromatic shrubs growing on the African Cape), slate, and graphite that complement a rich bouquet of chocolate-covered cherries. Enjoy this wine al fresco with pork, black beans, and sweet potato fries. Judges love it too! It took home a Silver medal at the 2020 Winemaker Challenge.
Apeloko 2018 Pinotage South Africa

Wine Region

South Africa

With its mountainous, maritime-influenced winegrowing regions, South Africa produces top-quality Cabernet Sauvignon and Chenin Blanc and premium Syrah, Pinotage, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. The Dutch brought vines here back in the 1600s to satiate their thirsty sailors en route to India, but they probably never imagined just how important to the wine world South Africa would one day become. Indeed, it took centuries for South Africa to discover its full potential. Most of the country's winegrowing areas thrive in the southwest, known as the Western Cape. Its most famous regions are an easy drive from Cape Town and include Stellenbosch, Swartland, Breedekloof and Franschhoek.

Flavor Profile

Pairs well with… Pork, Black Beans, Sweet Potato Fries

Body 2 Acidity 2Sweetness 2Fruit Intensity 3Tannin 3

Tasting Notes

  • A figure representing the Chocolate tasting note. Chocolate
  • A figure representing the Cherry tasting note. Cherry
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The main tasting note that we would like to point out on this wine is "fynbos." It's used to describe the aromas of the flora and fauna that grows in South Africa. This touch of herb mixes plays beautifully across the chocolate cherry bouquet of this unique heritage grape.

Awards

Apeloko 2018 Pinotage South Africa: Pinotage

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1 TOTAL AWARDS

  • Silver Medal, 2020 Winemaker Challenge
Apeloko 2018 Pinotage South Africa