The Winery Babylon's Peak is one of the world's great estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in of Swartland to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Babylon's Peak wines in Swartland among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Babylon's Peak 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 Babylon's Peak wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Babylon's Peak wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of chili con carne, seven o'clock leg of lamb or baked sea bream.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Babylon's Peak. 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 Babylon's Peak. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
The wine region of Swartland is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sadie Family or the Domaine Sadie Family produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Swartland are Chenin blanc, Mourvèdre and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Swartland often reveals types of flavors of cherry, marmalade or cantaloupe and sometimes also flavors of chard, poire nashi or red cherry.
In the mouth of Swartland is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 192 estates and châteaux in the of Swartland, producing 832 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Swartland go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
How Winery Babylon's Peak wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of quick paella, steak tartare or fish blaff (west indies).
On the nose the white wine of Winery Babylon's Peak. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Babylon's Peak. is a with a nice freshness.
Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.
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Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
