The Winery Blue Crane of Coastal Region of Western Cape

Winery Blue Crane - Cabernet Sauvignon
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 3677 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Coastal Region in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Blue Crane is one of the best wineries to follow in Coastal Region.. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Coastal Region to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Blue Crane wines

Looking for the best Winery Blue Crane wines in Coastal Region among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Blue Crane 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 Blue Crane wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Blue Crane

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Blue Crane

How Winery Blue Crane wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of american style beef marinade, couscous merguez or chakchouka.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Blue Crane

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Blue Crane

  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.63/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Mourvedre
  • Pinotage
  • Viognier

Discovering the wine region of Coastal Region

The wine region of Coastal Region is located in the region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine KWV or the Domaine KWV produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Coastal Region are Pinotage, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Mourvèdre, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Coastal Region often reveals types of flavors of cherry, orange or mango and sometimes also flavors of guava, gooseberry or passion fruit.

In the mouth of Coastal Region is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 290 estates and châteaux in the of Coastal Region, producing 790 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Coastal Region go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Winery Blue Crane

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Blue Crane

How Winery Blue Crane wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of spaghetti with clams, chicken tagine with apricots or the fisherman's pot.

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

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Pinotage

An intraspecific cross between pinot noir and cinsaut called hermitage, obtained in South Africa in 1925 by Professor Abraham Izak Perold. Since then, it has been propagated in Africa, New Zealand, Australia, the United States (California), Canada, Brazil, Israel, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties on the A1 list. - Synonymy: none to date (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Blue Crane

Planning a wine route in the of Coastal Region? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Blue Crane.

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Blue Crane and wines from the region

San Luis Obispo Coast recognised as newest AVA

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Cape Winemakers Guild 2022 auction: all the lots to bid on

The 38th annual Cape Winemakers Guild Auction is back on home soil in South Africa this year. Auction house Strauss & Co will host the sale, sponsored by Nedbank, live and online from 5pm to 8pm on Friday 30 September and 9am to 3pm on Saturday 1 October. Bidders can attend the auction in person at the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West, bid by telephone, or online. They can also leave a commission bid in advance of the sale. Bonhams auction house held the auction in London in 2020 and 2021 ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

The word of the wine: Collar

The upper, cylindrical part of the bottle. Sales of wine bottles are generally expressed in number of bottles.