The Winery Jan Harmsgat of Western Cape

Winery Jan Harmsgat
The winery offers 8 different wines
4.0
Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 0
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 1094 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Jan Harmsgat is one of the best wineries to follow in Western Cape.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Jan Harmsgat wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Jan Harmsgat

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Jan Harmsgat

How Winery Jan Harmsgat wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef miroton, lamb fillet with monbazillac or chicken in red wine.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Jan Harmsgat

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Jan Harmsgat

  • 2015With an average score of 4.24/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinotage
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering 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.

The Western Cape's Elegant, ageworthy Cabernet Sauvignon wines and Bordeaux Blends were at the vanguard as exports recommenced in the mid-1990s, while Burgundy-style Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Walker Bay are gaining global acclaim, and cool-climate style Sauvignon Blanc from Darling and Overberg is rivaling that made in any other New World country. The Western Cape's wine regions stretch 300 kilomers (185 miles) from Cape Town to the Mouth of the Olifants River in the North, and 360km (220 miles) to Mossel Bay in the east. Areas under Vine are rarely more than 160km (100 miles) from the coast. Further inland, the influence of the semi-arid Great Karoo Desert takes over.

The climate can be cool and rainy (as in Cape Point and Walker Bay) but is more often than not Mediterranean in nature. The Western Cape is littered with spectacular mountain ranges that form the Cape Fold belt. These are extremely important for viticulture across the whole region, contributing soils and mesoclimates ideal for the production of premium wines. Of particular importance are the Boland Mountains, which form the eastern border of the Coastal Region, and the Langeberg range, which separates the Breede River Valley from the Klein Karoo semi-desert.

The top white wines of Winery Jan Harmsgat

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Jan Harmsgat

How Winery Jan Harmsgat wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of boeuf en daube, raw salmon marinade with vinegars or ham and comté quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Jan Harmsgat

On the nose the white wine of Winery Jan Harmsgat. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Jan Harmsgat. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Jan Harmsgat

  • 2017With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Jan Harmsgat

Planning a wine route in the of Western Cape? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Jan Harmsgat.

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

News about Winery Jan Harmsgat and wines from the region

Chablis wines with Joe Fattorini in The Wine Show @Home

In this first episode of a series dedicated to Chablis wines on @The Wine Show @Home, wine expert and TV host Joe Fattorini introduces the vineyards and the wines of Chablis through a tasting of three wines: a Petit Chablis, a Chablis and a Chablis Premier Cru. #PureChablis #BourgogneWines #Chablis ...

Food and Chablis wines pairing, by Debra MEIBURG and Ivy NG

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this 4-minute clip, Debra MEIBURG and Ivy NG illustrate how easily Chablis wines complement all kinds of food, all the way from cheese to caviar! #Chablis #PureChablis ...

Chablis wines in the Hong Kong market by Debra MEIBURG

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this minute-long clip, Debra MEIBURG discusses the position of Chablis wines in the Hong Kong market. #Chablis #PureChablis ...

The word of the wine: Caudalie

Unit of measurement corresponding to one second and allowing to quantify the aromatic persistence of a wine in mouth (length in mouth).