The Winery Baleia of Western Cape

Winery Baleia
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 1544 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Baleia is one of the best wineries to follow in Western Cape.. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Baleia wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Baleia

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Baleia

How Winery Baleia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of simple pork roast, salmon in brick pastry or cream and tuna quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Baleia

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Baleia

  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

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 pink wines of Winery Baleia

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Baleia

How Winery Baleia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of provencal stew, daniel's algerian couscous or alsatian sauerkraut.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Baleia

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Baleia. often reveals types of flavors of earth, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Baleia

  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The top red wines of Winery Baleia

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Baleia

How Winery Baleia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roasted fillet of beef with parsley, veal breast with new vegetables or vermicelli sautéed with peking duck.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Baleia

On the nose the red wine of Winery Baleia. 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 Baleia. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Baleia

  • 2014With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Tempranillo
  • Shiraz/Syrah

The word of the wine: Viscosity

Consistency of wine reminiscent of the tactile sensation of sugar syrup with varying degrees of fluidity, due to the alcohol and natural sugar in the grapes present in sweet wines. In excess, this sensation can make the wine pasty and heavy. To the eye, viscosity is referred to as tears.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Baleia

Planning a wine route in the of Western Cape? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Baleia.

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.

News about Winery Baleia and wines from the region

How to work with Chablis wines as a sommelier by Yang LU

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this 2 min 50 sec clip, Yang LU shares his experience as a sommelier on the importance of Chablis wines in the restaurant industry. #Chablis #PureChablis ...

Food and Chablis wines pairing, by Debra MEIBURG and Ivy NG

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this 4-minute clip, Debra MEIBURG and Ivy NG illustrate how easily Chablis wines complement all kinds of food, all the way from cheese to caviar! #Chablis #PureChablis ...

Chablis takes pride in its subsoil by Ivy NG

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this two-and-a-half-minute clip, Yvy NG describes the unique subsoil that Chablis is so proud of. ...

The word of the wine: Viscosity

Consistency of wine reminiscent of the tactile sensation of sugar syrup with varying degrees of fluidity, due to the alcohol and natural sugar in the grapes present in sweet wines. In excess, this sensation can make the wine pasty and heavy. To the eye, viscosity is referred to as tears.