Winery Hillcrest - Saartjie Vineyard Selection Semillon

Winery HillcrestSaartjie Vineyard Selection Semillon

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Saartjie Vineyard Selection Semillon of Winery Hillcrest is a white wine from the region of Durbanville of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Saartjie Vineyard Selection Semillon of Winery Hillcrest in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Hillcrest's Saartjie Vineyard Selection Semillon.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Claverie

Claverie blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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 large bunches and large grapes. Claverie blanc can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Armagnac.

Last vintages of this wine

Saartjie Vineyard Selection Semillon - 2018
In the top 100 of of Durbanville wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Saartjie Vineyard Selection Semillon - 2017
In the top 100 of of Durbanville wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Saartjie Vineyard Selection Semillon - 2016
In the top 100 of of Durbanville wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Saartjie Vineyard Selection Semillon from Winery Hillcrest are 2016, 2018, 2017

Informations about the Winery Hillcrest

The winery offers 20 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Durbanville in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Hillcrest is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Durbanville to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 8000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 5000 of of Durbanville wines
In the top 80000 of white wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Durbanville

The wine region of Durbanville is located in the region of Cape Town of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vinoneers or the Domaine De Grendel produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Durbanville are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Durbanville often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, black cherries or chocolate and sometimes also flavors of mocha, black fruits or red cherry.


The wine region of Western Cape

The Western Cape is home to the vast majority of the South African wine industry, and the country's two most famous wine regions, Stellenbosch and Paarl. The city of Cape Town serves as the epicenter of the Cape Winelands, a mountainous, biologically diverse area in the south-western corner of the African continent. A wide variety of wines are produced here. Wines from the Shiraz and Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

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The word of the wine: Stripped

Said of a wine that is generally too old and has lost its colour, volume and power.

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