The Winery Hartenberg of Stellenbosch of Western Cape

Winery Hartenberg - The Megan
The winery offers 47 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 9 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Hartenberg is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 47 wines for sale in of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Hartenberg wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Hartenberg

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Hartenberg

How Winery Hartenberg wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of feijoada ( portuguese cassoulet ), osso bucco of lamb or rabbit with white wine and mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Hartenberg

On the nose the red wine of Winery Hartenberg. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, savory or cigar and sometimes also flavors of cigar box, tar or black plum. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Hartenberg. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Hartenberg

  • 2006With an average score of 4.25/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.18/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.12/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petit Verdot

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 Hartenberg

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Hartenberg

How Winery Hartenberg wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of chinese fried shrimp ravioli, quiche without pastry or zucchini and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Hartenberg

On the nose the white wine of Winery Hartenberg. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, almonds or butter and sometimes also flavors of minerality, vanilla or apricot. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Hartenberg. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Hartenberg

  • 2006With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Sémillon blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top sweet wines of Winery Hartenberg

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Hartenberg

How Winery Hartenberg wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of delicious marinated pork chops, sea bream in foil on the barbecue or samoussa 3 reunionese cheeses.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Hartenberg

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Hartenberg. 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 sweet wines of Winery Hartenberg

  • 2010With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Riesling

The word of the wine: Farm

Wine dominated by a strong acidity and/or biting tannins. In this case, the components of the wine need to melt, i.e. to harmonize during the maturation in the cellar.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Hartenberg

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 Hartenberg.

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!).

News about Winery Hartenberg and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Jackson Family Wines buys first vineyard in Washington’s Walla Walla Valley

The family-owned company made its first foray into Washington State last year when it began buying grapes from select vineyards throughout the Walla Walla Valley. The winemaking team was impressed by the quality coming out of the region, and it has now pounced on the opportunity to acquire land there. It snapped up 61 acres of an existing 117-acre property in Mill Creek. A local firm called Abeja, founded by Ken and Ginger Roberts, bought the land back in 2000 in a bid to grow world-class Cabern ...

Best in Show: The top 50 wines of DWWA 2022

The 0.27% of entries awarded Best in Show at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards reflect the inspiring world of wine and quest for quality among winemakers globally, with 50 wines expressing the best of their categories. An all-time record for wines tasted at the world’s largest wine competition, it’s quite possible that Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 marks the largest-ever wine competition to be held in history. And of the record-breaking 18,244 wines tasted, just 50 were ...

The word of the wine: Farm

Wine dominated by a strong acidity and/or biting tannins. In this case, the components of the wine need to melt, i.e. to harmonize during the maturation in the cellar.