The Winery Illimis of Elgin of Western Cape

Winery Illimis - Chenin Blanc
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Western Cape.
It is located in Elgin in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Illimis is one of the best wineries to follow in Elgin.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Elgin to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Illimis wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Illimis

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Illimis

How Winery Illimis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of mussels with white wine and tomato, raoul's bouillabaisse or grandma's cherry clafoutis.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Illimis

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Illimis

  • 2016With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.79/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Cinsault
  • Riesling

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Illimis

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 Illimis.

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). 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 small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

News about Winery Illimis 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 ...

Ukrainian wine, hanging in the balance

Since February 24th 2022 the world has quickly learned a great deal more about Europe’s second-largest country, Ukraine. Most notably will be our profound admiration for the Ukrainians’ continued resistance to the invading Russian Army. This is but one item on a long list that includes such things as Ukraine being one of the world’s top exporters of wheat, barley and sunflower seeds. However, many people are also now learning that Ukraine not only has a thriving winemaking sect ...

Ukraine winery’s mission to deliver bottles to DWWA

Amid the devastation and turmoil since Russia’s invasion on 24 February, Beykush winery on southern Ukraine’s Black Sea Coast has been among those attempting to continue operations as much as possible. Last week, Beykush began transporting thousands of wines to western Ukraine in order to protect them for possible export to other markets, winery director Svetlana Tsybak told Decanter. ‘Yesterday we sent three palettes, about 1,200 bottles, and today the same quantity,’ she said. She also s ...

The word of the wine: Primeur

Said of wines from the last vintage and, by extension, wines of the year, fruity and easy-drinking, put on sale on the third Thursday in November. The AOC regulations specify that a wine is said to be primeur if it is bottled before the spring, and nouveau if it is bottled before the following harvest. Beaujolais Nouveau is therefore a vin primeur.