The Winery Calitzdorp Cellar of Western Cape

Winery Calitzdorp Cellar - Barrel Selection Tinta Barocca
The winery offers 21 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 6941 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Western Cape
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The Winery Calitzdorp Cellar is one of the best wineries to follow in Western Cape.. It offers 21 wines for sale in of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Calitzdorp Cellar wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Calitzdorp Cellar

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Calitzdorp Cellar

How Winery Calitzdorp Cellar wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef fashion, mansaf, or jordanian lamb (jordan) or pumpkin and bacon pie.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Calitzdorp Cellar

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Calitzdorp Cellar

  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.00/5

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

  • Tinta Barroca
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Pinotage
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Touriga Nacional

Discovering 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 Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

The Western Cape's Elegant, ageworthy Cabernet Sauvignon wines and Bordeaux Blends were at the vanguard as exports recommenced in the mid-1990s, while Burgundy-style Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Walker Bay are gaining global acclaim, and cool-climate style Sauvignon Blanc from Darling and Overberg is rivaling that made in any other New World country. The Western Cape's wine regions stretch 300 kilomers (185 miles) from Cape Town to the Mouth of the Olifants River in the North, and 360km (220 miles) to Mossel Bay in the east. Areas under Vine are rarely more than 160km (100 miles) from the coast. Further inland, the influence of the semi-arid Great Karoo Desert takes over.

The climate can be cool and rainy (as in Cape Point and Walker Bay) but is more often than not Mediterranean in nature. The Western Cape is littered with spectacular mountain ranges that form the Cape Fold belt. These are extremely important for viticulture across the whole region, contributing soils and mesoclimates ideal for the production of premium wines. Of particular importance are the Boland Mountains, which form the eastern border of the Coastal Region, and the Langeberg range, which separates the Breede River Valley from the Klein Karoo semi-desert.

The top pink wines of Winery Calitzdorp Cellar

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Calitzdorp Cellar

How Winery Calitzdorp Cellar wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of blanquette of rabbit with riesling and chanterelles or turkey osso bucco.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Calitzdorp Cellar

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Calitzdorp Cellar. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Calitzdorp Cellar

  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5

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

  • Pinotage

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.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Calitzdorp Cellar

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Calitzdorp Cellar

How Winery Calitzdorp Cellar wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of meat and goat pie or 4 cheese fondue.

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Winery Calitzdorp Cellar

On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Calitzdorp Cellar. often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Calitzdorp Cellar

  • 2011With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Calitzdorp Cellar.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinta Barroca

The word of the wine: Mercaptan

Organic compound resulting from the combination of alcohol and sulphide (H2S) producing an unpleasant odour reminiscent of town gas and rotten eggs.

The top white wines of Winery Calitzdorp Cellar

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Calitzdorp Cellar

How Winery Calitzdorp Cellar wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of chicken bonne femme, salmon steak on a bed of leeks or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Calitzdorp Cellar

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Calitzdorp Cellar

  • 2019With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc

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.

The top sweet wines of Winery Calitzdorp Cellar

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Calitzdorp Cellar

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

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Calitzdorp Cellar

  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Hanepoot
  • Muscatel
  • Muscadelle

The word of the wine: Prompt bud

A bud that develops in the year of its formation and gives an entrecoeur.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Calitzdorp Cellar

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

Discover the grape variety: Muscadelle

Muscadelle white is a grape variety that originated in France (Bergerac). 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 bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. Muscadelle white can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.

News about Winery Calitzdorp Cellar and wines from the region

Decanter’s Regional Editors pick out their top wines for Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC

In the first part of this series, see the wines that the Decanter editorial team is most excited about tasting at the Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC on Saturday 18th June 2022. Amy Wislocki – Decanter Magazine Editor Cape Landing Blackwood Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River 2019 At the end of every year at Decanter, we organise a ‘Wines of the Year‘ tasting. We ask our key contributors and editorial staff to pick out the wines that most impressed them during the year just gon ...

Canada’s Okanagan Valley approves six new sub-appellations

Canada’s western province of British Columbia (BC), has approved six new sub-appellations for its most famous wine-growing region of Okanagan Valley. The Okanagan Valley is BC’s largest appellation – called Geographical Indications (GIs) in Canada. And from a standing start in 2015, it now has 11 sub-GIs following the recent ratification. The six new sub-GIs are: Summerland Valleys, Summerland Lakefront, Summerland Bench, East Kelowna Slopes, South Kelowna Slopes and Lake Country. They are now l ...

Old Vine Charter: Perth’s Swan Valley to preserve historic vines

Old vines from Western Australia’s Swan Valley will be protected in the soon-to-be launched Swan Valley Old Vine Charter (OVC). More than 20 wineries from this historic region, a 30-minute drive from the state capital of Perth, are participating. The programme will see grapevines from 35 to 125 years of age registered and preserved. Participating wineries include Talijancich Wines, Nikola Estate, John Kosovich Wines, Mandoon Estate and Sandalford Wines. While the vines are predominantly Shiraz, ...

The word of the wine: Mercaptan

Organic compound resulting from the combination of alcohol and sulphide (H2S) producing an unpleasant odour reminiscent of town gas and rotten eggs.