The Winery Alheit Vineyards of Stellenbosch of Western Cape

Winery Alheit Vineyards - Hemelrand Vine Garden
The winery offers 19 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 32 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Alheit Vineyards is one of the world's great estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Alheit Vineyards wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Alheit Vineyards

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Alheit Vineyards

How Winery Alheit Vineyards wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of turkey stuffed with chestnuts, rabbit with white wine or marmite dieppoise.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Alheit Vineyards

On the nose the white wine of Winery Alheit Vineyards. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, ginger or game and sometimes also flavors of almonds, toffee or brioche. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Alheit Vineyards. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Alheit Vineyards

  • 2019With an average score of 4.42/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.22/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Alheit Vineyards.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier
  • Roussanne
  • Verdelho

Discovering the wine region of Stellenbosch

The wine region of Stellenbosch is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. We currently count 582 estates and châteaux in the of Stellenbosch, producing 3443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Stellenbosch go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top red wines of Winery Alheit Vineyards

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Alheit Vineyards

How Winery Alheit Vineyards wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Alheit Vineyards

On the nose the red wine of Winery Alheit Vineyards. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, non oak or white pepper and sometimes also flavors of caramel, red currant or game.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Alheit Vineyards

  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.51/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Alheit Vineyards.

  • Cinsault

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Alheit Vineyards

Planning a wine route in the of Stellenbosch? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Alheit Vineyards.

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Sémillon blanc 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. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Alheit Vineyards and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Long

Wine with persistence in the mouth. This persistence in the mouth of a wine is measured in caudalies.