The Winery Altydgedacht of Durbanville of Western Cape

Winery Altydgedacht
The winery offers 35 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 19 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Durbanville in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Altydgedacht is one of the world's great estates. It offers 35 wines for sale in of Durbanville to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Altydgedacht wines

Looking for the best Winery Altydgedacht wines in Durbanville among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Altydgedacht wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Altydgedacht wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Altydgedacht

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Altydgedacht

How Winery Altydgedacht wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or poultry such as recipes of pork stew with bacon and cream, butternut soufflé or violet omelette.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Altydgedacht

On the nose the red wine of Winery Altydgedacht. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Altydgedacht. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Altydgedacht

  • 2009With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.85/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Altydgedacht.

  • Barbera
  • Pinotage
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Durbanville

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

In the mouth of Durbanville is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 32 estates and châteaux in the of Durbanville, producing 232 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Durbanville go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry.

The top pink wines of Winery Altydgedacht

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Altydgedacht

How Winery Altydgedacht wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of beef with panang curry (red curry), veal paupiettes with forestry sauce or quiche without pastry.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Altydgedacht

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Altydgedacht. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Altydgedacht

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 2.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Altydgedacht.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

The top white wines of Winery Altydgedacht

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Altydgedacht

How Winery Altydgedacht wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of endive frichti, summer tuna quiche or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Altydgedacht

On the nose the white wine of Winery Altydgedacht. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, vegetal or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or floral. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Altydgedacht. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Altydgedacht

  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.65/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Altydgedacht.

  • Gewürztraminer
  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Muscat of Alexandria
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier

The word of the wine: Muscat blanc à petits grains

A white grape variety cultivated since antiquity on the shores of the Mediterranean, it is considered the noblest of the muscats. It is mainly used to make sweet wines, often from mutage. In France, it is the sole variety used in many natural sweet wines: muscat-de-frontignan, muscat-de-mireval, muscat-de-lunel, muscat-de-saint-jean-de-minervois, muscat-de-beaumes-de-venise, muscat-du-cap-corse. Combined with Muscat d'Alexandrie, it gives Muscat-de-Rivesaltes. It is also used to make sparkling white wines (clairette-de-die; moscato d'asti and asti spumante in Italy) and dry wines (alsace-muscat). Powerfully aromatic and complex, its wines evoke fresh grapes, roses, exotic fruits, citrus fruits and spices.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Altydgedacht

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Altydgedacht

How Winery Altydgedacht wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of peasant minestrone, sea bream with white wine or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Altydgedacht

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Altydgedacht. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Altydgedacht.

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

The top sweet wines of Winery Altydgedacht

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Altydgedacht

How Winery Altydgedacht wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of pasta with tuna, fish and seafood gratin or grandma's cherry clafoutis.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Altydgedacht.

  • Sémillon

The word of the wine: Harsh

Term describing the state of tannins with an astringency that lacks finesse.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Altydgedacht

Planning a wine route in the of Durbanville? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Altydgedacht.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

News about Winery Altydgedacht and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Muscat blanc à petits grains

A white grape variety cultivated since antiquity on the shores of the Mediterranean, it is considered the noblest of the muscats. It is mainly used to make sweet wines, often from mutage. In France, it is the sole variety used in many natural sweet wines: muscat-de-frontignan, muscat-de-mireval, muscat-de-lunel, muscat-de-saint-jean-de-minervois, muscat-de-beaumes-de-venise, muscat-du-cap-corse. Combined with Muscat d'Alexandrie, it gives Muscat-de-Rivesaltes. It is also used to make sparkling white wines (clairette-de-die; moscato d'asti and asti spumante in Italy) and dry wines (alsace-muscat). Powerfully aromatic and complex, its wines evoke fresh grapes, roses, exotic fruits, citrus fruits and spices.

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