The Bergsig Estate of Western Cape

Bergsig Estate
The winery offers 52 different wines
3.9
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 119 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Western Cape

The Bergsig Estate is one of the best wineries to follow in Western Cape.. It offers 52 wines for sale in of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Bergsig Estate wines

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

The top red wines of Bergsig Estate

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Bergsig Estate

How Bergsig Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of beef stew with white wine, duck breast in the oven or coconut chicken and curry.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Bergsig Estate

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Bergsig Estate

  • 2015With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.89/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Bergsig Estate.

  • Pinotage
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Ruby Cabernet

Discovering the wine region of Western Cape

Cradle of South African wine. Signature Chenin Blanc (Steen, 20%) in ample, fresh whites with notes of quince, yellow apple, honey and acacia flower, from crisp dry to sweet. Sharp, iodised Sauvignon Blanc (Walker Bay, Constantia), balanced Chardonnay. Reds: emblematic Pinotage with roasted aromas (coffee, plum, smoke), firm Cabernet Sauvignon, spicy Syrah.

Fine Pinot Noir on the coast. Mediterranean climate cooled by the Cape Doctor, ~80% of the country's production.

The top natural sweet wines of Bergsig Estate

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Bergsig Estate

How Bergsig Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Bergsig Estate

On the nose the natural sweet wine of Bergsig Estate. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Bergsig Estate

  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2003With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Bergsig Estate.

  • Tinta Barroca

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.

The top white wines of Bergsig Estate

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Bergsig Estate

How Bergsig Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of gloom and doom, grilled sea bass with herbs or goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Bergsig Estate

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Bergsig Estate

  • 2013With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.82/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Bergsig Estate.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Riesling
  • Sauvignon Blanc

The word of the wine: Apyrene

Seedless grape.

The top pink wines of Bergsig Estate

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Bergsig Estate

How Bergsig Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of salmon with cream sauce, chaouia lamb or thai beef wok.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Bergsig Estate

On the nose the pink wine of Bergsig Estate. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Bergsig Estate

  • 0With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Bergsig Estate.

  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.

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Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.