The Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate of Robertson of Western Cape

Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate - Cabernet Sauvignon
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 13 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Robertson in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate is one of the world's great estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Robertson to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate wines

Looking for the best Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate wines in Robertson among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate 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 Major's Hill Wine Estate wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate

How Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef tournedos with boursin, bitumen leg of lamb or chicken tagine with olives and potatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate

  • 2015With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Pinotage
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Robertson

The wine region of Robertson is located in the region of Breede River Valley of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Springfield Estate or the Domaine Springfield Estate produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Robertson are Chardonnay, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Robertson often reveals types of flavors of cream, straw or fresh strawberries and sometimes also flavors of brioche, cranberry or lemon grass.

In the mouth of Robertson is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 130 estates and châteaux in the of Robertson, producing 820 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Robertson go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry.

The top white wines of Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate

How Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of rabbit with cider and mushrooms, baked bar or goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate

On the nose the white wine of Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate. often reveals types of flavors of tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate

  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate.

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate

Planning a wine route in the of Robertson? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate.

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.

News about Winery Major's Hill Wine Estate and wines from the region

Cape Winemakers Guild 2022 auction: all the lots to bid on

The 38th annual Cape Winemakers Guild Auction is back on home soil in South Africa this year. Auction house Strauss & Co will host the sale, sponsored by Nedbank, live and online from 5pm to 8pm on Friday 30 September and 9am to 3pm on Saturday 1 October. Bidders can attend the auction in person at the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West, bid by telephone, or online. They can also leave a commission bid in advance of the sale. Bonhams auction house held the auction in London in 2020 and 2021 ...

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 ...

Canada’s Okanagan Valley approves six new sub-appellations

Canada’s western province of British Columbia (BC), has approved six new sub-appellations for its most famous wine-growing region of Okanagan Valley. The Okanagan Valley is BC’s largest appellation – called Geographical Indications (GIs) in Canada. And from a standing start in 2015, it now has 11 sub-GIs following the recent ratification. The six new sub-GIs are: Summerland Valleys, Summerland Lakefront, Summerland Bench, East Kelowna Slopes, South Kelowna Slopes and Lake Country. They are now l ...

The word of the wine: PDO

Protected Designation of Origin - equivalent to the term "controlled designation of origin" in European regulations.

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