The Winery Dunstone of Wellington of Western Cape

Winery Dunstone - Chenin Blanc
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 8 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Wellington in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Dunstone is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Wellington to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Dunstone wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Dunstone

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Dunstone

How Winery Dunstone wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of lamb curry indian style, coconut curry cauliflower in the cookeo or monkfish curry with coconut milk.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Dunstone

On the nose the white wine of Winery Dunstone. often reveals types of flavors of tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Dunstone. is a .

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Dunstone

  • 2017With an average score of 3.10/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier

Discovering the wine region of Wellington

The wine region of Wellington is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Andreas or the Domaine Diemersfontein produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Wellington are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Wellington often reveals types of flavors of plum, honey or nutmeg and sometimes also flavors of mushroom, rubber or cocoa.

In the mouth of Wellington is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 67 estates and châteaux in the of Wellington, producing 311 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Wellington go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Winery Dunstone

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Dunstone

How Winery Dunstone wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of thai beef skewers, lamb breast with onions and tomato sauce or veal paupiettes with forestry sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Dunstone

On the nose the red wine of Winery Dunstone. 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 Dunstone. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Dunstone

  • 2009With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.78/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot

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 Dunstone

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Dunstone

How Winery Dunstone wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of stuffed zucchini, shoulder of lamb boulangère or empanadas de carne (argentina).

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah

The word of the wine: Shiraz

See syrah.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Dunstone

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

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 Dunstone and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Shiraz

See syrah.