The Winery Babylonstoren of Western Cape

Winery Babylonstoren
The winery offers 18 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 67 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Babylonstoren is one of the world's great estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Babylonstoren wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Babylonstoren

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Babylonstoren

How Winery Babylonstoren wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of quick and easy monkfish tail, royal couscous or rabbit with leeks.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Babylonstoren

On the nose the red wine of Winery Babylonstoren. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Babylonstoren. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Babylonstoren

  • 2010With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.35/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.31/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.15/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Petit Verdot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec
  • Merlot

Discovering 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.

The Western Cape's Elegant, ageworthy Cabernet Sauvignon wines and Bordeaux Blends were at the vanguard as exports recommenced in the mid-1990s, while Burgundy-style Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Walker Bay are gaining global acclaim, and cool-climate style Sauvignon Blanc from Darling and Overberg is rivaling that made in any other New World country. The Western Cape's wine regions stretch 300 kilomers (185 miles) from Cape Town to the Mouth of the Olifants River in the North, and 360km (220 miles) to Mossel Bay in the east. Areas under Vine are rarely more than 160km (100 miles) from the coast. Further inland, the influence of the semi-arid Great Karoo Desert takes over.

The climate can be cool and rainy (as in Cape Point and Walker Bay) but is more often than not Mediterranean in nature. The Western Cape is littered with spectacular mountain ranges that form the Cape Fold belt. These are extremely important for viticulture across the whole region, contributing soils and mesoclimates ideal for the production of premium wines. Of particular importance are the Boland Mountains, which form the eastern border of the Coastal Region, and the Langeberg range, which separates the Breede River Valley from the Klein Karoo semi-desert.

The top white wines of Winery Babylonstoren

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Babylonstoren

How Winery Babylonstoren wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of brazilian feijoada, rabbit in sauce or cucumber pie.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Babylonstoren

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Babylonstoren

  • 2010With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.24/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.86/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Viognier
  • Sémillon

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Babylonstoren

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Babylonstoren

How Winery Babylonstoren wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of baked marrow bones.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Babylonstoren

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Babylonstoren. 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 pink wines of Winery Babylonstoren

  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Mourvedre

The word of the wine: Crunchy

A very colorful term to designate a sensation similar to the crunchiness of a grape bursting under the tooth in young and lively wines.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Babylonstoren

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Babylonstoren

How Winery Babylonstoren wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of spaghetti carbonara, quick salmon skewers or zucchini quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Babylonstoren

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Babylonstoren. 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 sparkling wines of Winery Babylonstoren

  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Pinotage

An intraspecific cross between pinot noir and cinsaut called hermitage, obtained in South Africa in 1925 by Professor Abraham Izak Perold. Since then, it has been propagated in Africa, New Zealand, Australia, the United States (California), Canada, Brazil, Israel, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties on the A1 list. - Synonymy: none to date (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).

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Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.