The Winery Crystallum of Walker Bay of Western Cape

Winery Crystallum
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 9 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Walker Bay in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Crystallum is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Walker Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Crystallum wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Crystallum

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Crystallum

How Winery Crystallum wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of beef bourguignon with cookéo, spaghetti with tuna (real italian recipe) or zucchini and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Crystallum

On the nose the white wine of Winery Crystallum. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, pineapple or cream and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, oaky or tropical. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Crystallum. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Crystallum

  • 2009With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

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 Crystallum

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Crystallum

How Winery Crystallum wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tournedos rossini, vitello tonnato or duck parmentier.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Crystallum

On the nose the red wine of Winery Crystallum. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, minerality or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Crystallum. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Crystallum

  • 2012With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.18/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.18/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.17/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.13/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Cinsault

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Crystallum

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 Crystallum.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.