The Winery Ashbourne of Walker Bay of Western Cape

Winery Ashbourne
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Hamilton Russell Vineyards.
It is ranked in the top 27 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Walker Bay in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Ashbourne is one of the world's great estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Walker Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Ashbourne wines

Looking for the best Winery Ashbourne wines in Walker Bay among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Ashbourne 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 Ashbourne wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top pink wines of Winery Ashbourne

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Ashbourne

How Winery Ashbourne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Ashbourne

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Ashbourne. often reveals types of flavors of earth, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Ashbourne

  • 0With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Cinsault

Discovering the wine region of Walker Bay

The wine region of Walker Bay is located in the region of Cape South Coast of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bouchard Finlayson or the Domaine Creation produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Walker Bay are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Walker Bay often reveals types of flavors of raspberry, mocha or mango and sometimes also flavors of guava, passion fruit or grass.

In the mouth of Walker Bay is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 45 estates and châteaux in the of Walker Bay, producing 208 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Walker Bay go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Winery Ashbourne

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Ashbourne

How Winery Ashbourne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of monkfish tagine, rabbit with cream sauce anne's way or traditional buckwheat pancake dough.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Ashbourne

On the nose the red wine of Winery Ashbourne. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Ashbourne. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Ashbourne

  • 2004With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.17/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.96/5

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

  • Pinotage
  • Cinsault
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

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.

The top white wines of Winery Ashbourne

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Ashbourne

How Winery Ashbourne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of paupiettes with tomato sauce, smoked salmon pasta gratin or mussels with marinara.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Ashbourne

On the nose the white wine of Winery Ashbourne. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Ashbourne

  • 2007With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.61/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Sémillon

The word of the wine: Rootstock

American vine on which a French vine is grafted. This is the consequence of the phylloxera that destroyed the vineyard at the end of the 19th century: after much trial and error, it was discovered that the "pest" spared the roots of the American vines, and the technique became widespread.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Ashbourne

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

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.