Winery Ashbourne - Sandstone

Winery AshbourneSandstone

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Sandstone of Winery Ashbourne is a white wine from the region of Walker Bay of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
The Sandstone of the Winery Ashbourne is in the top 90 of wines of Walker Bay.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Sandstone of Winery Ashbourne in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Ashbourne's Sandstone.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
12.05°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Last vintages of this wine

Sandstone - 2019
In the top 90 of of Walker Bay wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Sandstone - 2018
In the top 90 of of Walker Bay wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Sandstone - 2010
In the top 90 of of Walker Bay wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Sandstone - 2009
In the top 90 of of Walker Bay wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Sandstone - 2008
In the top 90 of of Walker Bay wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Sandstone - 2007
In the top 90 of of Walker Bay wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Sandstone from Winery Ashbourne are 2007, 2018, 2009, 2010 and 2019.

Informations about the Winery Ashbourne

The winery offers 8 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This winery is part of the Hamilton Russell Vineyards.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Walker Bay in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Ashbourne is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Walker Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 2500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 100 of of Walker Bay wines
In the top 25000 of white wines
In the top 90000 wines of the world

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.


The wine region of Western Cape

The Western Cape is home to the vast majority of the South African wine industry, and the country's two most famous wine regions, Stellenbosch and Paarl. The city of Cape Town serves as the epicenter of the Cape Winelands, a mountainous, biologically diverse area in the south-western corner of the African continent. A wide variety of wines are produced here. Wines from the Shiraz and Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

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The word of the wine: AOC

Appellation d'origine contrôlée. The most prestigious category of French wines created in the 1930s on the basis of quality criteria defined by a geographical delimitation, a chosen grape variety and precise production rules.

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