Top 100 wines of Cape Town - Page 3

Discover the top 100 best wines of Cape Town of Coastal Region as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Cape Town and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Cape Town

The wine region of Cape Town is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine De Grendel or the Domaine Durbanville Hills produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cape Town are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cape Town often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black fruit or microbio and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, floral or citrus fruit.

In the mouth of Cape Town is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 39 estates and châteaux in the of Cape Town, producing 114 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cape Town go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Cape Town

wines from the region of Cape Town go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of rosbeef casserole mamie, duck aiguillettes with apples or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Cape Town

On the nose in the region of Cape Town often reveals types of flavors of cherry, raspberry or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or oak. In the mouth in the region of Cape Town is a powerful with a nice freshness.