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

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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 beef bourguignon with cookéo, veal shoulder with cream and tarragon or fillet of venison.

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

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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 baked sea bream, lobster and scallops on a bed of leeks or very simple muffins.

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

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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 chicken supreme with morels, melt-in-the-mouth pork tenderloin casserole or rabbit with cider and mushrooms.

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Cape Point

  • Pinot Noir
  • Chardonnay

The word of the wine: Mouth

The mouth is the third stage of wine tasting after the eye and nose. In the mouth, the taster identifies the aromas through the retronasal route, the flavours and the texture. It is in the mouth that the overall balance of the wine is apprehended.

Great sweet wines of Cape Point

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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: Assemblage (Champagne)

In Champagne, it is the art of blending still wines from different grape varieties (pinot meunier, pinot noir, chardonnay), from different terroirs (villages, areas) and often from different years. The incorporation of older wines, called reserve wines, allows for greater aromatic complexity.

News from the vineyard of Cape Point

Liv-ex 2021 Power 100 shows rebalancing of the fine wine market

The latest edition of Liv-ex Power 100, which lists the most powerful fine wine brands, shows that the period between October 2020 and September 2021 experienced a rebalancing of the market, with a number of classic labels returning to prominence. Château Lafite Rothschild re-entered the top 10, moving from 11th to 2nd place, while fellow First Growths Mouton-Rothschild and Margaux have also risen, to 6th and 10th place respectively. Petrus also re-entered the top 10, now at 7th place after a ye ...

Cambridge University study suggests smaller glasses can reduce overall wine consumption

The researchers conducted a crossover trial featuring 217 UK households that drink wine on a regular basis. They were randomly given 290ml or 350ml glasses to drink from during the four-week study period. Researchers noted that wine consumption fell by 6.5% when those featured in the study were drinking from the smaller glasses. The trial also focused on bottle sizes. The households taking part in the survey spent two weeks drinking from full-sized 75cl bottles and two weeks drinking from half b ...

A silent story

Being notably peated, the inaugural chapter emerged in 2020, followed by Chapter Two in 2021, finished in a first fill Port pipe and refill Bourbon cask. The concluding sixth chapter is reserved for release in 2025, coinciding with the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the Old Midleton site, which operated from 1825 to 1975. ‘When it’s gone, it’s gone, which is sad in some ways, breaking the link to the old distillery,’ said Kevin O’Gorman, the Master Distiller and head of maturation of the ...