The Winery Fort Simon of Stellenbosch of Western Cape

Winery Fort Simon
The winery offers 33 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 1134 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Fort Simon is one of the best wineries to follow in Stellenbosch.. It offers 33 wines for sale in of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Fort Simon wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Fort Simon

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Fort Simon

How Winery Fort Simon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of fillet of beef in a foie gras and truffle crust, duck legs with confit potatoes or christmas stuffed capon.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Fort Simon

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Fort Simon

  • 2006With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.67/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinotage
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec

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 sweet wines of Winery Fort Simon

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Fort Simon

How Winery Fort Simon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of rabbit with cider and mushrooms, irish tartiflette or couscous chicken and merguez.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Fort Simon

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Fort Simon. often reveals types of flavors of peach, apricot or tree fruit.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Fort Simon.

  • Viognier

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.

The top white wines of Winery Fort Simon

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Fort Simon

How Winery Fort Simon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of beef bourguignon with cookéo, tunisian bricks or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Fort Simon

On the nose the white wine of Winery Fort Simon. 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 Fort Simon. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Fort Simon

  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc

The word of the wine: Biodynamics

Biodynamic farming method initiated by Rudolf Steiner which forbids all chemical treatments based on synthetic products. Biodynamics is based on the interaction between the movements of the planets and the development of plants and uses preparations based on organic and mineral materials.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Fort Simon

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 Fort Simon.

Discover the grape variety: Pinotage

An intraspecific cross between pinot noir and cinsaut called hermitage, obtained in South Africa in 1925 by Professor Abraham Izak Perold. Since then, it has been propagated in Africa, New Zealand, Australia, the United States (California), Canada, Brazil, Israel, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties on the A1 list. - Synonymy: none to date (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).