The best wines of Cape Point

Discover the best wines of Cape Point of Western Cape as well as the best winemakers of Cape Point and estates of Cape Point to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Cape Point and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Cape Point by region

Looking for a good wine of Cape Point of Western Cape among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Cape Point. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Cape Point with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Cape Point

See the top 100 best red wines of Cape Point

Want to buy a red wine of Cape Point cheap or sell a red wine of Cape Point at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Cape Point

Red wines from the region of Cape Point go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of thai beef skewers, ardéchoise fly or canned duck confit.

The best vintages in red wine of Cape Point

  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.20/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Cape Point

  • Pinot Noir

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Cape Point

A wine route planned in the region of Cape Point? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Cape Point.

Discovering the wine region of Cape Point

The wine region of Cape Point is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cape Point Vineyards or the Domaine Cape Point Vineyards produce mainly wines white, sweet and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cape Point are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Pinot gris, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cape Point often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, citrus fruit or tropical fruit.

In the mouth of Cape Point is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 5 estates and châteaux in the of Cape Point, producing 13 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cape Point go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts.

Great white wines of Cape Point

See the top 100 best white wines of Cape Point

Want to buy a white wine of Cape Point cheap or sell a white wine of Cape Point at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Cape Point

White wines from the region of Cape Point go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of mexican salad with spicy dressing, lobster armorican style or yoghurt cake.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Cape Point

On the nose the white wine of the region of Cape Point. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, citrus fruit or tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Cape Point. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Cape Point

  • 2006With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.92/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Cape Point

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Cape Point

A wine route planned in the region of Cape Point? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Cape Point.

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Sémillon blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Great sparkling wines of Cape Point

See the top 100 best sparkling wines of Cape Point

Want to buy a sparkling wine of Cape Point cheap or sell a sparkling wine of Cape Point at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Cape Point

Sparkling wines from the region of Cape Point go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of deer stew, pumpkin and bacon pie or stuffed rabbit in the oven.

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Cape Point

  • Pinot Noir
  • Chardonnay

The word of the wine: Pulp

Fleshy and juicy part of the grape berry, it contains sugars, organic acids and various nitrogenous and mineral compounds.

Great sweet wines of Cape Point

See the top 100 best sweet wines of Cape Point

Want to buy a sweet wine of Cape Point cheap or sell a sweet wine of Cape Point at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Cape Point

Sweet wines from the region of Cape Point go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The word of the wine: Flint (smell of)

Mineral odour reminiscent of flint and flint heated during sharpening.

News from the vineyard of Cape Point

The Irancy appellation seen by Clotilde Davenne

Clotilde Davenne, from the eponymous estate, mentions the cherry as a main characteristic of the Irancy appellation. She tells us about the Pinot Noir variety which reveals, in its northern location of Bourgogne, lots of freshness and fruitiness that gives the appellation a very special place among the wines of the region. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https: ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Serrières

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Serrières, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

At the heart of the Mâcon terroir

In line with our previous videos « The Climats of Chablis seen from the sky » and « The vineyards of Bourgogne, seen from the sky » », the Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) and the Union des Producteurs de Vins de Mâcon offer you a new stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. Established in 1937, this Régionale appellation is divided into three levels: – The first level is known as white, red or rosé Mâcon. The grapes used can come from all around the Mâconnais. – The second level is name ...