The Winery Helderberg of Stellenbosch of Western Cape

Winery Helderberg
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 1026 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Helderberg is one of the best wineries to follow in Stellenbosch.. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Helderberg wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Helderberg

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Helderberg

How Winery Helderberg wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spaghetti with beef balls, sausage and vegetable risotto with cookéo or rabbit marinated with herbs and mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Helderberg

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Helderberg

  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.58/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinotage

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 Helderberg

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Helderberg

How Winery Helderberg wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of samoussa 3 reunionese cheeses, summer tuna quiche or goat cheese and mint pie.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Helderberg

On the nose the white wine of Winery Helderberg. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Helderberg. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Helderberg

  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Helderberg

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 Helderberg.

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 Helderberg 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 ...

Grands Chais de France purchases historic Stellenbosch winery

The Alsace-based group is France’s biggest wine exporter and the biggest private winemaker in the country, with 68 properties spread across the country. It is also the largest exporter of French wine, accounting for around one in every six bottles sold in international markets, with brands including Calvet and J.P. Chenet. The company, whose full name is Les Grands Chais de France, recently shifted its strategy in a bid to become a global wine producer with estates in a variety of premium wine r ...

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: Empyreumatic

Families of smells and aromas related to smoke, burnt, and more generally to roasting.