Winery Bay View - Chardonnay Special Reserve

Winery Bay View Chardonnay Special Reserve

3.3
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Chardonnay Special Reserve of Winery Bay View is a white wine from the region of Western Cape.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.

Taste structure of the Chardonnay Special Reserve from the Winery Bay View

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Chardonnay Special Reserve of Winery Bay View in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Details and technical informations about Winery Bay View's Chardonnay Special Reserve.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
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

Chardonnay Special Reserve - 2016
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.2 1 1 1 0 0
Chardonnay Special Reserve - 2015
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.4 1 1 1 0 0
Chardonnay Special Reserve - 2014
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.3 1 1 1 0 0
Chardonnay Special Reserve - 2013
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.6 1 1 1 0.5 0
Chardonnay Special Reserve - 2012
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 2.9 1 1 1 0 0
Chardonnay Special Reserve - 2011
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.1 1 1 1 0 0
Chardonnay Special Reserve - 2010
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.2 1 1 1 0 0

The best vintages of Chardonnay Special Reserve from Winery Bay View are 2013, 2015, 2009, 2014 and 2016.

Informations about the Winery Bay View

The winery offers 20 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.1.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Bay View is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 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 5500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 5500 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 55000 of white wines
In the top 200000 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 Grape/Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

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The word of the wine: Flint (smell of)

Mineral odour reminiscent of flint and flint heated during sharpening.

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