Winery Babylonstoren - Candide

Winery BabylonstorenCandide

3.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Candide of Winery Babylonstoren is a white wine from the region of Western Cape.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Chardonnay, the Chenin blanc and the Viognier.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, pork or vegetarian.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

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

Details and technical informations about Winery Babylonstoren's Candide.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
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

Candide - 2020
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Candide - 2019
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Candide - 2018
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Candide - 2017
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Candide - 2016
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Candide from Winery Babylonstoren are 2016, 2017, 2020, 2019 and 2018.

Informations about the Winery Babylonstoren

The winery offers 19 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Babylonstoren is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 3500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 3500 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 35000 of white wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

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: Elegant

Said of a wine that, beyond balance, presents qualities of charm and harmony, without the slightest heaviness.

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