The Winery Babylon's Peak of Swartland of Western Cape

Winery Babylon's Peak
The winery offers 28 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 37 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Swartland in the region of Western Cape

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.

Top Winery Babylon's Peak wines

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.

The top red wines of Winery Babylon's Peak

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Babylon's Peak

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 veal shank with mushrooms, kapama of lamb (traditional bosnian dish) or scallops with cream.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Babylon's Peak

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 best vintages in the red wines of Winery Babylon's Peak

  • 2007With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.76/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Babylon's Peak.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinotage
  • Mourvedre
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Grenache
  • Carignan

Discovering the wine region of Swartland

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).

The top white wines of Winery Babylon's Peak

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Babylon's Peak

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 shrimp and chorizo risotto, empanadas de carne (argentina) or the thieboudienne (senegal).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Babylon's Peak

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.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Babylon's Peak

  • 2010With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.66/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Babylon's Peak.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Roussanne
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Babylon's Peak

Planning a wine route in the of Swartland? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Babylon's Peak.

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

News about Winery Babylon's Peak and wines from the region

The Saint-Véran appellation seen by Kevin Tessieux

Kévin Tessieux, President of the appellation’s winegrower union, shares his perspective on the Saint-Véran appellation and tell us about the origin of its name. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in June 2021. Retrouvez-nous sur les réseaux sociaux : Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/VinsdeBourgogneofficiel Twitter : https://twitter.com/VinsdeBourgogne​​​ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.li ...

An overview of Saint-Véran appellation

Let’s have a look at Saint-Véran vineyard and discover the magnificent and very diverse landscapes of this appellation situated in the South of Bourgogne. Saint-Véran is one of the 5 Village appellations with Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Vinzelles, Pouilly-Loché and Viré-Clessé. Like them, it produces only white wines from the Chardonnay grape. What makes it special is that the vineyard is cut in two dinstinct parts by the vineyard of Pouilly-Fuissé. As anywhere else in the vineyard in Bourgogn ...

The Irancy appellation seen by Nicolas Ferrari

Nicolas Ferrari, from Domaine Ferrari, explains how the Irancy Village appellation has been created over the years. He also reveal the ageing capacity of the appellation and invites us to be patient “ Our patience is always rewarded with an Irancy”. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

The word of the wine: Thermoregulation

Control of the vinification temperatures (by circulating hot or cold water on the walls of the vats, for example). This is a major step forward, which in particular helps to preserve the freshness of the aromas threatened by excessive temperature rises during fermentation.