The Winery Highlands Road of Elgin of Western Cape

Winery Highlands Road
The winery offers 12 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 75 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Elgin in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Highlands Road is one of the world's great estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Elgin to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Highlands Road wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Highlands Road

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Highlands Road

How Winery Highlands Road wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of brazilian feijoada, papillotes of simple salmon steaks or salmon and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Highlands Road

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Highlands Road

  • 2013With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.62/5

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

  • Sémillon
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay

Discovering the wine region of Elgin

The wine region of Elgin is located in the region of Cape South Coast of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Paul Cluver or the Domaine Matthew Van Heerden produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Elgin are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Elgin often reveals types of flavors of cream, stone fruit or cheese and sometimes also flavors of quince, beeswax or citrus zest.

In the mouth of Elgin is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 75 estates and châteaux in the of Elgin, producing 336 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Elgin go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian.

The top sweet wines of Winery Highlands Road

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Highlands Road

How Winery Highlands Road wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

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.

The top red wines of Winery Highlands Road

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Highlands Road

How Winery Highlands Road wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stewed beef heart, tournedos rossini with port sauce or duck with orange.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Highlands Road

On the nose the red wine of Winery Highlands Road. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Highlands Road. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Highlands Road

  • 2015With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinot Noir
  • Merlot
  • Mourvedre

The word of the wine: Approval

All the operations (tasting and analysis) that allow the appellation to be obtained for each of the wines of a property, for each vintage.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Highlands Road

Planning a wine route in the of Elgin? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Highlands Road.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir 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. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Highlands Road and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bo ...

The Irancy appellation seen by Nicolas Ferrari

Nicolas Ferrari, from Domaine Ferrari, explains how the Irancy Village appellation has been created over the years. He also reveal the ageing capacity of the appellation and invites us to be patient “ Our patience is always rewarded with an Irancy”. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Solutré-Pouilly

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Solutré-Pouilly, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bour ...

The word of the wine: Approval

All the operations (tasting and analysis) that allow the appellation to be obtained for each of the wines of a property, for each vintage.