The Winery Guardian Peak of Stellenbosch of Western Cape

Winery Guardian Peak - Merlot
The winery offers 14 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 141 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Guardian Peak is one of the best wineries to follow in Stellenbosch.. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Guardian Peak wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Guardian Peak

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Guardian Peak

How Winery Guardian Peak wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef goulash, fillet of lamb in potato dressing or veal chop normandy style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Guardian Peak

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Guardian Peak

  • 2007With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.83/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • 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 white wines of Winery Guardian Peak

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Guardian Peak

How Winery Guardian Peak wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of periwinkles - the perfect cook!, summer tuna quiche or eggplant and goat cheese tatin.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Guardian Peak

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Guardian Peak

  • 2020With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.20/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Guardian Peak

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 Guardian Peak.

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

News about Winery Guardian Peak and wines from the region

Decanter Editor-in-Chief’s New York Fine Wine Encounter top tips

There are going to be some utterly splendid wines to taste at our New York Fine Wine Encounter – many of the world’s grandest winemakers have brought some of their very best bottles to our event, knowing their hard work and talent will be appreciated by a discerning audience.  My team of experts have picked out a great selection of their personal favourites from the wines on offer, and for their superbly detailed analysis and opinion, you should read the pieces and the picks from Georgie Hindle, ...

Cape Winemakers Guild 2022 auction: all the lots to bid on

The 38th annual Cape Winemakers Guild Auction is back on home soil in South Africa this year. Auction house Strauss & Co will host the sale, sponsored by Nedbank, live and online from 5pm to 8pm on Friday 30 September and 9am to 3pm on Saturday 1 October. Bidders can attend the auction in person at the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West, bid by telephone, or online. They can also leave a commission bid in advance of the sale. Bonhams auction house held the auction in London in 2020 and 2021 ...

Decanter World Wine Awards winners available at Marks & Spencer

Marks & Spencer is no stranger to achieving top scores at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA), and to celebrate its results the leading retailer has selected its favourite award-winning wines from this year’s awards, for customers to purchase exclusively on marksandspencer.com. Customers can choose from a carefully selected mix of six delicious winter-warming reds; an irresistible mix of crisp, refreshing, complex white wines from the Old and New World; a mix of both red and white wi ...

The word of the wine: Tressallier

White grape variety from the Allier region, identical to the Sacy variety grown in Burgundy. Rarely vinified on its own, it is used in the blending of Saint-Pourçain white wines, associated with chardonnay, the main grape variety of the appellation. Syn.: sacy.