The Winery Bouchard Finlayson of Walker Bay of Western Cape

Winery Bouchard Finlayson - Missionvale Chardonnay
The winery offers 20 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Walker Bay in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Bouchard Finlayson is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 20 wines for sale in of Walker Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Bouchard Finlayson wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Bouchard Finlayson

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Bouchard Finlayson

How Winery Bouchard Finlayson wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of texas style ribs / loin ribs, pasta with tuna and cream or quiche lorraine.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Bouchard Finlayson

On the nose the white wine of Winery Bouchard Finlayson. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, quince or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Bouchard Finlayson. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Bouchard Finlayson

  • 2008With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.83/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Riesling
  • Viognier
  • Sémillon

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 red wines of Winery Bouchard Finlayson

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Bouchard Finlayson

How Winery Bouchard Finlayson wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of braciola (southern italy), chicken with merguez and tomatoes or country-style veal roulades with risotto.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Bouchard Finlayson

On the nose the red wine of Winery Bouchard Finlayson. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cedar or oak and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, microbio or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Bouchard Finlayson. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Bouchard Finlayson

  • 2002With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.33/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.28/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.26/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.24/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Nebbiolo
  • Sangiovese
  • Mourvedre
  • Barbera

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Bouchard Finlayson

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 Bouchard Finlayson.

Discover the grape variety: Nebbiolo

A very old grape variety grown in the Italian Piedmont. It has a great resemblance with the Freisa, which also comes from the same Italian region. Among the various massal selections made in Italy, we find lampia, michet and rosé. It can be found in Italy, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Mexico, the United States (California), Australia, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, perhaps because it is a delicate and demanding grape variety with, among other things, a fairly long phenological cycle.

News about Winery Bouchard Finlayson and wines from the region

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 ...

Warmer climate to boost UK wine production, says study

Higher growing season temperatures over the next 20 years are likely to further increase the UK’s potential for wine production, according to new modelling on ‘near-term’ climate change impact on the sector. Yet wineries also need flexibility to adapt to challenges, said the study, published in the Oeno One journal and part of a wider project on climate resilience in UK wine. Conditions seen in the excellent 2018 vintage are set to become more common in several areas, including East ...

The word of the wine: Phylloxera

Aphid that came from America and ravaged European vineyards at the end of the 19th century. It lives on the roots of the vine, from which it pumps the sap. The only vines capable of resisting it had to be imported from the United States, and then grafted onto their root system the wood of traditional French grape varieties. Today, grafted vines are always planted.