The Winery Durbanville Hills of Durbanville of Western Cape

Winery Durbanville Hills
The winery offers 45 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This estate is part of the Distell.
It is ranked in the top 8 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Durbanville in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Durbanville Hills is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 45 wines for sale in of Durbanville to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Durbanville Hills wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Durbanville Hills

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Durbanville Hills

How Winery Durbanville Hills wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of pasticcio (greece), sauté of lamb or chicken and mushroom risotto.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Durbanville Hills

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Durbanville Hills

  • 2008With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.56/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot
  • Pinotage
  • Viognier
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Durbanville

The wine region of Durbanville is located in the region of Cape Town of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vinoneers or the Domaine De Grendel produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Durbanville are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Durbanville often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, black cherries or chocolate and sometimes also flavors of mocha, black fruits or red cherry.

In the mouth of Durbanville is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 32 estates and châteaux in the of Durbanville, producing 232 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Durbanville go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry.

The top pink wines of Winery Durbanville Hills

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Durbanville Hills

How Winery Durbanville Hills wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spit-turned boar leg (oven) with "automatic watering". or rabbit with marengo sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Durbanville Hills

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Durbanville Hills. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, oak or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, spices.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Durbanville Hills

  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Merlot

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.

The top white wines of Winery Durbanville Hills

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Durbanville Hills

How Winery Durbanville Hills wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of natural breton lobster, cream and tuna quiche or salmon steak with goat cheese, fine herbs and mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Durbanville Hills

On the nose the white wine of Winery Durbanville Hills. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of earth, vegetal or non oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Durbanville Hills. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Durbanville Hills

  • 2018With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.52/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.52/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Pinot Gris

The word of the wine: Traditional method

Also known as the Champagne method, this is the elaboration of sparkling wines according to the second fermentation method in the bottle.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Durbanville Hills

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Durbanville Hills

How Winery Durbanville Hills wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of endives au gratin without béchamel sauce, skate wing with caper butter or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Durbanville Hills

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

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Durbanville Hills

  • 2015With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

The top sweet wines of Winery Durbanville Hills

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Durbanville Hills

How Winery Durbanville Hills wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of papillotes of simple salmon steaks, seafood pie or quiche lorraine.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Durbanville Hills

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Durbanville Hills. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Durbanville Hills

  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc

The word of the wine: Flint (smell of)

Mineral odour reminiscent of flint and flint heated during sharpening.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Durbanville Hills

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

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.

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