The Winery Bovlei of Wellington of Western Cape

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The winery offers 36 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is ranked in the top 179 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Wellington in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Bovlei is one of the best wineries to follow in Wellington.. It offers 36 wines for sale in of Wellington to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Bovlei wines

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

The top sweet wines of Winery Bovlei

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Bovlei

How Winery Bovlei wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Bovlei.

  • Hanepoot

Discovering the wine region of Wellington

The wine region of Wellington is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Andreas or the Domaine Diemersfontein produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Wellington are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Wellington often reveals types of flavors of plum, honey or nutmeg and sometimes also flavors of mushroom, rubber or cocoa.

In the mouth of Wellington is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 67 estates and châteaux in the of Wellington, producing 311 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Wellington go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top sparkling wines of Winery Bovlei

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Bovlei

How Winery Bovlei wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of delicious veal stew, flammekueche (with laughing cow) or ramen (noodle) soup.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Bovlei

  • 2014With an average score of 3.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Bovlei.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The top red wines of Winery Bovlei

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Bovlei

How Winery Bovlei wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of dombrés and pig tails, baked lamb neck on a bed of vegetables and grapes or pheasant in a casserole with white wine.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Bovlei

  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.10/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Pinotage
  • Cinsault
  • Ruby Cabernet
  • Shiraz/Syrah

The word of the wine: Green harvest or green harvesting

The practice of removing excess bunches of grapes from certain vines, usually in July, but sometimes later. This is often necessary, but not always a good thing, as the remaining grapes tend to gain weight.

The top white wines of Winery Bovlei

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Bovlei

How Winery Bovlei wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of tagliatelle with scallops, alsatian sauerkraut or couscous from the sea.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Bovlei

On the nose the white wine of Winery Bovlei. often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, citrus fruit or tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Bovlei. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Bovlei

  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 2.90/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

The top pink wines of Winery Bovlei

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Bovlei

How Winery Bovlei wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef in white wine, lamb chops à la champvallon or coconut chicken and curry.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Bovlei

  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre

The word of the wine: Ancestral method

A method of making certain sparkling wines such as blanquette de Limoux, sparkling gaillac or clairette de Die, which consists of a second fermentation in the bottle based on natural sugars and yeasts naturally brought by the grapes (unlike the méthode champenoise, which requires the addition of tirage liquor).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Bovlei

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

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Bovlei and wines from the region

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The prestige attached to winning at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) means that being awarded a Bronze medal for some wineries will mean huge celebrations in China, Japan, India, or Thailand. Since the competition began in 2004, I have often reminded judges on my panel about this – whether they are journalists, sommeliers, educators, Masters of Wine or Master Sommeliers. Scroll down for new tasting notes and scores on Jia Bei Lan vintages: from the Chinese wine label that won big at DWWA 20 ...

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The word of the wine: Green harvest or green harvesting

The practice of removing excess bunches of grapes from certain vines, usually in July, but sometimes later. This is often necessary, but not always a good thing, as the remaining grapes tend to gain weight.