The Winery Calitzdorp Cellar of Western Cape

Winery Calitzdorp Cellar
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 navarin of the sea da gigi, marinated lamb chops or traditional tunisian couscous.

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
  • 0With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 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 venison stew or royal couscous (lamb, chicken, merguez).

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
  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Pinotage

Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca

Most certainly Portuguese, more precisely in the Douro region where it is very present. It can be found in Spain, Portugal, South Africa, ... almost unknown in France, registered in the Official Catalogue of A2 list varieties.

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 veal shank with mushrooms or gratin comtois.

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
  • 0With an average score of 3.97/5

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

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinta Barroca

The word of the wine: Mineral

Taste reminiscent of gunflint, chalk and many nuances of the mineral world, and reinforcing, especially in white wines, the notion of freshness and the sappy character.

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 suckling pig leg in the oven, raw salmon marinade with vinegars or zucchini quiche.

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
  • 0With an average score of 3.24/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: 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 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

  • 0With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 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: Primeur

Said of wines from the last vintage and, by extension, wines of the year, fruity and easy-drinking, put on sale on the third Thursday in November. The AOC regulations specify that a wine is said to be primeur if it is bottled before the spring, and nouveau if it is bottled before the following harvest. Beaujolais Nouveau is therefore a vin primeur.

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: Touriga nacional

Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.