The Winery Cape Diamond of Olifants River of Western Cape

Winery Cape Diamond
The winery offers 15 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
This estate is part of the Lutzville Vineyards.
It is ranked in the top 9 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Olifants River in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Cape Diamond is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 15 wines for sale in of Olifants River to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Cape Diamond wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Cape Diamond

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

How Winery Cape Diamond wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of barbecued prime rib with coarse salt, original mafé with okra or senegalese rice.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Cape Diamond

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Cape Diamond

  • 2016With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.48/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.36/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.30/5

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

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

Discovering the wine region of Olifants River

Western Cape region (South Africa) north of the Cape along the Olifants River, hot arid climate tempered by Atlantic breezes. Chenin Blanc is the signature white king: ample and fruity with yellow apple, pear, melon, honey and tropical touches, fresh acidity preserved by altitude (Citrusdal Mountain). Herbaceous Sauvignon Blanc and lively Colombard in coastal zones. Sun-drenched Shiraz and dense Cabernet Sauvignon in highland reds.

Outstanding value for money.

The top white wines of Winery Cape Diamond

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

How Winery Cape Diamond wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of croque-monsieur, sea bass in mustard and rosemary wrappers or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Cape Diamond

On the nose the white wine of Winery Cape Diamond. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Cape Diamond. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Cape Diamond

  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.47/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Muscat of Alexandria
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Pinotage

Intensely coloured, structured reds with inky robe and firm tannins, with typical aromas of blackberry, black plum, roasted coffee, cocoa, banana and characteristic smoky notes. Made as powerful ageing reds and as more approachable fruity cuvées, sometimes as rosés. Absolute signature of South Africa (Stellenbosch, Swartland, Paarl). Cross of pinot noir × cinsault created in 1925 by Abraham Perold at Stellenbosch University.

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

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.