What score does Pinotage receive?

Pinotage by Ashbourne receives an aggregate community score of 71.9/100, compiled from 1 rating source using Bayesian averaging.

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What food pairs well with Pinotage?

Pinotage pairs well with Beef, Game Meat, Poultry.

Red

Pinotage

Item: Pinotage
Rating: 71.9
Author: 50 Best Wines

Ashbourne · Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, South Africa

71.9

Aggregate Score

Based on community ratings across 5 vintages, normalized using Bayesian averaging.

How This Wine Compares

Better than 15% of winesAverage

AverageGoodOutstandingClassic

Critic Scores

Community Rating (2020)4.17/5

Vintages & Ratings

Year	# Ratings	Community Rating
2020	47	4.17/5
2019	47	4.17/5
2018	47	4.17/5
2017	47	4.17/5
2016	47	4.17/5

Tasting Notes

Full-bodied. Dark fruit, spice, structured tannins.

Food Pairings

BeefGame MeatPoultry

Serving Temperature

16-18°C

Aging Potential

2-5 years

Pros

+Interesting find

Why This Score?

This wine's score of 71.9 is based on 1 community rating using Bayesian averaging, which prevents wines with very few ratings from ranking artificially high. Each score source is normalized to a common 100-point scale and weighted by the credibility and consistency of the publication. This gives you a single, reliable number that reflects the consensus of the global wine community.