The Winery Montagu Wine & Spirits of Montagu of Western Cape

Winery Montagu Wine & Spirits - Cape Ruby
The winery offers 14 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Montagu in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Montagu Wine & Spirits is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Montagu to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Montagu Wine & Spirits wines

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

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Montagu Wine & Spirits

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Montagu Wine & Spirits

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

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Winery Montagu Wine & Spirits

On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Montagu Wine & Spirits. often reveals types of flavors of earth, dried fruit.

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Montagu Wine & Spirits.

  • Muscadelle
  • Ruby Cabernet

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 Wine & Spirits

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Montagu Wine & Spirits

How Winery Montagu Wine & Spirits wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of bernard's potée, duck with vanilla (reunion island) or milanese escalope (italy).

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Montagu Wine & Spirits

  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2012With an average score of 2.90/5

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

  • Pinotage

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.

The top white wines of Winery Montagu Wine & Spirits

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Montagu Wine & Spirits

How Winery Montagu Wine & Spirits wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of yellow risotto with mussels, chicken tagine with lemon confit (marrakech style) or fillets of saint-pierre with cream.

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

  • Chenin Blanc

The word of the wine: Drain

Stopper, originally made of wood, used to plug barrels and more generally all wooden containers used to store or mature wine.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Montagu Wine & Spirits

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 Wine & Spirits.

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 Montagu Wine & Spirits and wines from the region

Old Vine Charter: Perth’s Swan Valley to preserve historic vines

Old vines from Western Australia’s Swan Valley will be protected in the soon-to-be launched Swan Valley Old Vine Charter (OVC). More than 20 wineries from this historic region, a 30-minute drive from the state capital of Perth, are participating. The programme will see grapevines from 35 to 125 years of age registered and preserved. Participating wineries include Talijancich Wines, Nikola Estate, John Kosovich Wines, Mandoon Estate and Sandalford Wines. While the vines are predominantly Shiraz, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The word of the wine: Drain

Stopper, originally made of wood, used to plug barrels and more generally all wooden containers used to store or mature wine.