The Winery Drostdy-Hof of Stellenbosch of Western Cape

Winery Drostdy-Hof - Adelpracht (Special Late Harvest)
The winery offers 38 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.
It is ranked in the top 1014 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Drostdy-Hof is one of the best wineries to follow in Stellenbosch.. It offers 38 wines for sale in of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Drostdy-Hof wines

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

The top sweet wines of Winery Drostdy-Hof

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Drostdy-Hof

How Winery Drostdy-Hof wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison), shellfish or poultry such as recipes of duck aiguillettes, shrimp with garlic and orange or moroccan chicken tagine.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Drostdy-Hof

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Drostdy-Hof. often reveals types of flavors of peach, apricot or honey and sometimes also flavors of dried apricot, earth or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Drostdy-Hof

  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Drostdy-Hof.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Pinotage

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 Drostdy-Hof

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Drostdy-Hof

How Winery Drostdy-Hof wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of tournedos rossini with port sauce, magret stuffed with foie gras or okonomiyaki or japanese 'pancake.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Drostdy-Hof

On the nose the red wine of Winery Drostdy-Hof. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, plum or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Drostdy-Hof. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Drostdy-Hof

  • 2008With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 1804With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.37/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.36/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.32/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Drostdy-Hof.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinotage
  • Tinta Barroca
  • Cinsaut

Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca

Most certainly Portuguese, more precisely in the Douro region where it is very present. It can be found in Spain, Portugal, South Africa, ... almost unknown in France, registered in the Official Catalogue of A2 list varieties.

The top white wines of Winery Drostdy-Hof

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Drostdy-Hof

How Winery Drostdy-Hof wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pork stew with bacon and cream, rice with tuna and tomato or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Drostdy-Hof

On the nose the white wine of Winery Drostdy-Hof. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Drostdy-Hof. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Drostdy-Hof

  • 2019With an average score of 3.31/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.27/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.23/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.17/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.16/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.14/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Drostdy-Hof.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Colombard
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier
  • Muscat Noir

The word of the wine: SGN

Selection of noble grains. Appellation reserved for a type of sweet wine produced in Alsace.

The top pink wines of Winery Drostdy-Hof

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Drostdy-Hof

How Winery Drostdy-Hof wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of puchero, lamb sweetbreads with white wine and sorrel cream or kefta.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Drostdy-Hof

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Drostdy-Hof. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Drostdy-Hof

  • 2016With an average score of 3.42/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.42/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.18/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.11/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Drostdy-Hof.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Muscat Noir
  • Cinsaut

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

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

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Drostdy-Hof

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 Drostdy-Hof.

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 Drostdy-Hof and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: SGN

Selection of noble grains. Appellation reserved for a type of sweet wine produced in Alsace.