The Winery Christina of Robertson of Western Cape

Winery Christina - Limited Release Family Reserve Chardonnay
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This estate is part of the Van Loveren.
It is ranked in the top 22 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Robertson in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Christina is one of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Robertson to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Christina wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Christina

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Christina

How Winery Christina 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, salmon and spinach lasagna or zucchini quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Christina

On the nose the white wine of Winery Christina. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, honey or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, tree fruit or oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Christina. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Christina

  • 2019With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay

Discovering the wine region of Robertson

The wine region of Robertson is located in the region of Breede River Valley of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Springfield Estate or the Domaine Springfield Estate produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Robertson are Chardonnay, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Robertson often reveals types of flavors of cream, straw or fresh strawberries and sometimes also flavors of brioche, cranberry or lemon grass.

In the mouth of Robertson is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 130 estates and châteaux in the of Robertson, producing 820 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Robertson go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry.

The top red wines of Winery Christina

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Christina

How Winery Christina wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spaghetti bolognese, sri lankan lamb rolls (mutton rolls) or lamb chops marinated with herbs.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Christina

On the nose the red wine of Winery Christina. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, earth or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of microbio, black fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Christina. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Christina

  • 2018With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinotage
  • Trousseau

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!).

The top sparkling wines of Winery Christina

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Christina

How Winery Christina wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of breaded veal cutlets, pork chops with mustard or rabbit fillet with mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Christina

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Christina. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or oak.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Christina

  • 2017With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Christina.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Zweigelt

The word of the wine: Filtration

Clarification of the wine using filters.

The top sweet wines of Winery Christina

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Christina

How Winery Christina wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of fricadella, pumpkin and tuna gratin or chicken wrap.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Christina

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Christina. often reveals types of flavors of earth, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Christina

  • 2008With an average score of 4.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Christina.

  • Riesling

Discover the grape variety: Trousseau

Trousseau noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Jura). 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 medium size. Trousseau noir can be found in many vineyards: Jura, South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Christina

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

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

News about Winery Christina and wines from the region

Cape Winemakers Guild 2022 auction: all the lots to bid on

The 38th annual Cape Winemakers Guild Auction is back on home soil in South Africa this year. Auction house Strauss & Co will host the sale, sponsored by Nedbank, live and online from 5pm to 8pm on Friday 30 September and 9am to 3pm on Saturday 1 October. Bidders can attend the auction in person at the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West, bid by telephone, or online. They can also leave a commission bid in advance of the sale. Bonhams auction house held the auction in London in 2020 and 2021 ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Couple arrested in Croatia over €1.6m wine heist

A man and woman carried out the ‘meticulously planned’ theft at the Atrio hotel and restaurant in western Spain back in October. They made off with a bottle of 1806 Château D’Yquem and a large haul of Domaine de la Romanée Conti after breaking into Atrio’s famous cellar. That sparked a nine-month international manhunt. Police in Spain teamed up with Interpol and Europol, plus authorities in Romania and the Netherlands, to track a pair of suspects down. They eventually swooped on a 29-year-old Me ...

The word of the wine: Filtration

Clarification of the wine using filters.

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