The Winery Montagu of Montagu of Western Cape

Winery Montagu - Chenin Blanc
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Western Cape.
It is located in Montagu in the region of Western Cape

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

Top Winery Montagu wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Montagu

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Montagu

How Winery Montagu wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of parillade of fish and seafood, pad thai or cod crumble with coconut milk.

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

  • Chenin Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Montagu

The wine region of Montagu is located in the region of Klein Karoo of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Boschkloof or the Domaine Montagu Wine & Spirits produce mainly wines natural sweet, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Montagu are Chenin blanc, Muscadelle and Colombard, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Montagu often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

We currently count 2 estates and châteaux in the of Montagu, producing 6 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Montagu go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts.

The top red wines of Winery Montagu

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Montagu

How Winery Montagu wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of pasta al forno (baked pasta), lamb mouse confit in wine or chicken pie.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Montagu

On the nose the red wine of Winery Montagu. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, citrus fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Montagu. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Montagu

  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.00/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Muscadelle

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.

The top sweet wines of Winery Montagu

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Montagu

How Winery Montagu wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Montagu

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Montagu. often reveals types of flavors of dried fruit.

The word of the wine: Pitting (acetic)

Synonymous with acescence.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Montagu

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

Discover the grape variety: Muscadelle

Muscadelle white is a grape variety that originated in France (Bergerac). 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 bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. Muscadelle white can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.

News about Winery Montagu and wines from the region

Decanter’s Regional Editors pick out their top wines for Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC

In the first part of this series, see the wines that the Decanter editorial team is most excited about tasting at the Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC on Saturday 18th June 2022. Amy Wislocki – Decanter Magazine Editor Cape Landing Blackwood Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River 2019 At the end of every year at Decanter, we organise a ‘Wines of the Year‘ tasting. We ask our key contributors and editorial staff to pick out the wines that most impressed them during the year just gon ...

Couple arrested in Croatia over €1.6m wine heist

A man and woman carried out the ‘meticulously planned’ theft at the Atrio hotel and restaurant in western Spain back in October. They made off with a bottle of 1806 Château D’Yquem and a large haul of Domaine de la Romanée Conti after breaking into Atrio’s famous cellar. That sparked a nine-month international manhunt. Police in Spain teamed up with Interpol and Europol, plus authorities in Romania and the Netherlands, to track a pair of suspects down. They eventually swooped on a 29-year-old Me ...

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 ...

The word of the wine: Pitting (acetic)

Synonymous with acescence.