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 piglet shoulder with melting baked apples, lamb and coconut curry, african style or chicken blanquette.

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

The wine region of Olifants River is located in the region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sadie Family or the Domaine Sadie Family produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Olifants River are Pinotage, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Olifants River often reveals types of flavors of earth, lime or rosemary and sometimes also flavors of floral, dried fruit or rose water.

In the mouth of Olifants River is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 19 estates and châteaux in the of Olifants River, producing 63 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Olifants River go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish.

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 pan-fried carrots, quebec style barbecued salmon or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).

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

An intraspecific cross between pinot noir and cinsaut called hermitage, obtained in South Africa in 1925 by Professor Abraham Izak Perold. Since then, it has been propagated in Africa, New Zealand, Australia, the United States (California), Canada, Brazil, Israel, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties on the A1 list. - Synonymy: none to date (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Cape Diamond

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: 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.

News about Winery Cape Diamond and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Prissé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Prissé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Chardonnay

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Chardonnay, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgogne ...

The Morey Saint Denis appellation seen by Laurent Lignier

Laurent Lignier from Domaine Hubert Lignier and Président of the winegrowers union, mentions the great diversity in the expression of the Morey-Saint-DenisPremier Cru wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​ ...

The word of the wine: BSA

Brut sans année, is said of non-vintage champagnes. It is the technical name of the first price champagne made from wines of different years. They are most often called Tradition, Carte blanche, Réserve. To be drunk quickly, rather as an aperitif.