The Winery Barton of Walker Bay of Western Cape

Winery Barton - Barton Rouge
The winery offers 12 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 123 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Walker Bay in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Barton is one of the best wineries to follow in Walker Bay.. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Walker Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Barton wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Barton

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Barton

How Winery Barton wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chinese fondue, sri lankan lamb rolls (mutton rolls) or duck breast with black figs.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Barton

On the nose the red wine of Winery Barton. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Barton. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Barton

  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.48/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.43/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec
  • Mourvedre
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Walker Bay

The wine region of Walker Bay is located in the region of Cape South Coast of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bouchard Finlayson or the Domaine Creation produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Walker Bay are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Walker Bay often reveals types of flavors of raspberry, mocha or mango and sometimes also flavors of guava, passion fruit or grass.

In the mouth of Walker Bay is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 45 estates and châteaux in the of Walker Bay, producing 208 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Walker Bay go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Winery Barton

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Barton

How Winery Barton wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of mussels with cream supers, chicken curry (like in reunion island) or whiting with steamed zucchini.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Barton

On the nose the white wine of Winery Barton. 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 Barton. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Barton

  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.47/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.46/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.23/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.10/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sémillon

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Barton

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Barton

How Winery Barton wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of very soft beef bourguignon, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or duck leg confit in cider.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Barton

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Barton. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Barton

  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah

The word of the wine: VDQS

Delimited wine of superior quality. A level of appellation (today, barely 1% of French production) which constitutes the ultimate step before the accession to the AOC.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Barton

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

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Barton and wines from the region

‘Exceptional’ Lafleur 2021 released en primeur

Château Lafleur 2021 was released in the Bordeaux en primeur campaign this morning (27 May) at the equivalent of £6,508 (12x75cl in bond), according to Liv-ex. This sought-after Pomerol label, produced from a vineyard of just 4.5 hectares, is often sold in smaller quantities and sometimes only on allocation. UK merchant Justerini & Brooks was offering three-bottle cases of Lafleur 2021 for £1,627 in bond at the time of writing. Decanter’s Georgie Hindle gave Lafleur 2021 97 points, naming it ...

Angélus, Léoville Barton join 2021 en primeur releases

Château Angélus 2021 was released this morning (23 May) at €265 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, according to Liv-ex, up by around 2% on the opening price of the 2020 vintage last year. Merchants were offering Angélus 2021 for £3,120 (12x75cl in bond). Decanter’s Georgie Hindle scored Angélus 2021 95 points, praising its ‘exceptional finesse’. She said the wine represents an excellent effort, following a Bordeaux 2021 growing season that presented many weather challenges. This vintage of Angélus contains ...

Bordeaux ‘Act for Change’ symposium

The focus of the symposium, unsurprisingly, was on the challenges posed by climate change. As if to illustrate the immediacy of the threat, the symposium took place during a heatwave, with temperatures of over 40°C  in Bordeaux and extreme weather events recorded across the coountry: parts of southwest France saw violent storms and winds of 112kph on the evening of 20 June, while vineyards across the Médoc and St-Emilion were damaged by hailstones ‘the size of golfballs’. As Olivier Bernard of D ...

The word of the wine: VDQS

Delimited wine of superior quality. A level of appellation (today, barely 1% of French production) which constitutes the ultimate step before the accession to the AOC.