The Winery Eersterivier of Western Cape

Winery Eersterivier
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Western Cape.
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Eersterivier is one of the best wineries to follow in Western Cape.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Eersterivier wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Eersterivier

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Eersterivier

How Winery Eersterivier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of mie goreng, kefta or sublime fish and shrimp colombo.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Eersterivier

  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.33/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 2.90/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Colombard

Discovering the wine region of Western Cape

Cradle of South African wine. Signature Chenin Blanc (Steen, 20%) in ample, fresh whites with notes of quince, yellow apple, honey and acacia flower, from crisp dry to sweet. Sharp, iodised Sauvignon Blanc (Walker Bay, Constantia), balanced Chardonnay. Reds: emblematic Pinotage with roasted aromas (coffee, plum, smoke), firm Cabernet Sauvignon, spicy Syrah.

Fine Pinot Noir on the coast. Mediterranean climate cooled by the Cape Doctor, ~80% of the country's production.

The top red wines of Winery Eersterivier

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Eersterivier

How Winery Eersterivier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pasta bolognese, lamb chops marinated with herbs or home-made cassoulet.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Eersterivier

  • 0With an average score of 3.00/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.

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Discover the grape variety: Colombard

Lively, aromatic whites with sharp acidity and a brisk palate, with aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit, mango), boxwood, nectarine and herbal notes. Typically crisp finish. Pillar of Côtes de Gascogne IGP (modern aromatic dry whites) and historically the base spirit for Cognac and Armagnac distillation. Exported to South Africa and California. Charentes variety, a cross of chenin × gouais blanc.