The Winery Cape Bay of Walker Bay of Western Cape

Winery Cape Bay - Chardonnay
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 2.9.
It is ranked in the top 200 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Walker Bay in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Cape Bay is one of the best wineries to follow in Walker Bay.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Walker Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Cape Bay wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Cape Bay

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Cape Bay

How Winery Cape Bay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of the tartiflette wrap, fish pot or broccoli and blue cheese quiche without pastry.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Cape Bay

  • 2018With an average score of 3.11/5
  • 2016With an average score of 2.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 2.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 2.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 2.50/5
  • 2011With an average score of 2.00/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier

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 Cape Bay

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Cape Bay

How Winery Cape Bay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of cornish pasties, shish kebab or veal paupiettes with white wine.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Cape Bay

On the nose the red wine of Winery Cape Bay. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Cape Bay. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Cape Bay

  • 2013With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 2.96/5
  • 2011With an average score of 2.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 2.87/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Cape Bay

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 Cape Bay.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

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