The Winery De Krans of Calitzdorp of Western Cape

Winery De Krans
The winery offers 47 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Calitzdorp in the region of Western Cape

The Winery De Krans is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 47 wines for sale in of Calitzdorp to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery De Krans wines

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

The top red wines of Winery De Krans

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery De Krans

How Winery De Krans wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of roast pork with pineapple, lamb tagine with olives and honey or scandinavian beef balls.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery De Krans

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery De Krans

  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.53/5

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

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinta Barroca
  • Tinta Amarela
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Tempranillo
  • Pinotage

Discovering the wine region of Calitzdorp

The wine region of Calitzdorp is located in the region of Klein Karoo of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine De Krans or the Domaine De Krans produce mainly wines red, natural sweet and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Calitzdorp are Touriga nacional, Tinta Barroca and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Calitzdorp often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

In the mouth of Calitzdorp is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 9 estates and châteaux in the of Calitzdorp, producing 76 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Calitzdorp go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or sweet desserts.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery De Krans

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery De Krans

How Winery De Krans wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, sweet desserts or beef such as recipes of cicadas at the chib, simple pancake batter or fresh sausage.

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Winery De Krans

On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery De Krans. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, red fruit or black fruit.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery De Krans

  • 2009With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.09/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery De Krans.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinta Barroca
  • Tinta Amarela
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Souzao
  • Muscat Blanc

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.

The top white wines of Winery De Krans

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery De Krans

How Winery De Krans wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of mussels spanish style, spicy chicken and mustard pie or impromptu fish fillets with cream and shallots.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery De Krans

On the nose the white wine of Winery De Krans. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery De Krans. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery De Krans

  • 2019With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.46/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Moscato
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Malvasia
  • Verdelho
  • Chardonnay

The word of the wine: Pressing Rosé

A method of making rosé wine that consists of pressing the grapes directly after crushing and light skin maceration. The resulting wine is lively, light and pale.

The top sparkling wines of Winery De Krans

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery De Krans

How Winery De Krans wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of rabbit with cider and mushrooms, cod rougail or scallops.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery De Krans

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery De Krans. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Tinta Barroca

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.

The top pink wines of Winery De Krans

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery De Krans

How Winery De Krans wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of duck breast with apples or stuffed potatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery De Krans

On the nose the pink wine of Winery De Krans. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery De Krans

  • 2020With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery De Krans.

  • Pinotage
  • Tinta Barroca

The word of the wine: Aranean

The underside of a grape leaf blade covered with tiny hairs distributed in a web-like pattern.

The top sweet wines of Winery De Krans

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery De Krans

How Winery De Krans wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

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

  • Muscat de Frontignan

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery De Krans

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

Discover the grape variety: Moscato

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The word of the wine: Pressing Rosé

A method of making rosé wine that consists of pressing the grapes directly after crushing and light skin maceration. The resulting wine is lively, light and pale.