The Winery Ken Forrester of Stellenbosch of Western Cape

Winery Ken Forrester - Petit Sauvignon Blanc
The winery offers 60 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the AdVini.
It is ranked in the top 14 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Ken Forrester is one of the world's great estates. It offers 60 wines for sale in of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Ken Forrester wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Ken Forrester

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Ken Forrester

How Winery Ken Forrester wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of scallops with saffron, zucchini and goat cheese quiche or goat cheese dumplings.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Ken Forrester

On the nose the white wine of Winery Ken Forrester. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, chalk or oil and sometimes also flavors of banana, marzipan or dried apricot. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Ken Forrester. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Ken Forrester

  • 2008With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.96/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Viognier
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Roussanne
  • Chardonnay

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 red wines of Winery Ken Forrester

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Ken Forrester

How Winery Ken Forrester wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of shepherd's pie (potatoes, beef, carrots, bacon), lamb chops with honey and spices or escalope cordon bleu.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Ken Forrester

On the nose the red wine of Winery Ken Forrester. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cheese or jam and sometimes also flavors of leather, raspberry or pepper. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Ken Forrester. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Ken Forrester

  • 2004With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.68/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Pinotage

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

The top pink wines of Winery Ken Forrester

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Ken Forrester

How Winery Ken Forrester wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of coconut from paimpol, duck sleeves in cider or shrimps with curry and coconut milk.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Ken Forrester

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Ken Forrester. often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Ken Forrester

  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 2.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Ken Forrester.

  • Viognier
  • Grenache

The word of the wine: Defect

Characteristic of a wine that is either aromatically deviant or unbalanced on the palate due to an excess or a lack of one or more flavors.

The top sweet wines of Winery Ken Forrester

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Ken Forrester

How Winery Ken Forrester wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of rice with seafood, cod with curry sauce or rice with milk.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Ken Forrester

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Ken Forrester. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Ken Forrester

  • 2010With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Ken Forrester.

  • Chenin Blanc

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!).

The top sparkling wines of Winery Ken Forrester

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Ken Forrester

How Winery Ken Forrester wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of waterzooï of the sea, hake with small shrimps for cookeo or tarte tatin.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Ken Forrester

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Ken Forrester. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Ken Forrester

  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.52/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Ken Forrester.

  • Chenin Blanc

The word of the wine: Guyot (pruning)

This is the most widespread pruning technique. It includes one or two long branches and allows the mechanization of a large number of vineyard operations.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Ken Forrester

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 Ken Forrester.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris 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 small bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Ken Forrester and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Defect

Characteristic of a wine that is either aromatically deviant or unbalanced on the palate due to an excess or a lack of one or more flavors.