The Winery Oak Valley of Elgin of Western Cape

Winery Oak Valley
The winery offers 19 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 4 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Elgin in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Oak Valley is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Elgin to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Oak Valley wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Oak Valley

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Oak Valley

How Winery Oak Valley wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef goulash, beef bourguignon with cookéo or duck with orange and honey.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Oak Valley

On the nose the red wine of Winery Oak Valley. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earth or floral and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, black fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Oak Valley. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Oak Valley

  • 2009With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.98/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Elgin

The wine region of Elgin is located in the region of Cape South Coast of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Paul Cluver or the Domaine Matthew Van Heerden produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Elgin are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Elgin often reveals types of flavors of cream, stone fruit or cheese and sometimes also flavors of quince, beeswax or citrus zest.

In the mouth of Elgin is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 75 estates and châteaux in the of Elgin, producing 336 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Elgin go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian.

The top white wines of Winery Oak Valley

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Oak Valley

How Winery Oak Valley wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of pageot, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or croque-monsieur 3 cheeses.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Oak Valley

On the nose the white wine of Winery Oak Valley. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, vegetal or straw and sometimes also flavors of passion fruit, gooseberry or guava. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Oak Valley. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Oak Valley

  • 2007With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.94/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Sémillon
  • Riesling

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Sémillon blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Oak Valley

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

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. 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 Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

News about Winery Oak Valley and wines from the region

The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

An overview of Saint-Véran appellation

Let’s have a look at Saint-Véran vineyard and discover the magnificent and very diverse landscapes of this appellation situated in the South of Bourgogne. Saint-Véran is one of the 5 Village appellations with Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Vinzelles, Pouilly-Loché and Viré-Clessé. Like them, it produces only white wines from the Chardonnay grape. What makes it special is that the vineyard is cut in two dinstinct parts by the vineyard of Pouilly-Fuissé. As anywhere else in the vineyard in Bourgogn ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Pierreclos

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Pierreclos, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

The word of the wine: Champagne rosé

Often obtained by adding red wines (from Champagne), it is even the only vineyard where this practice is allowed. Some producers prefer the practice used in other regions, i.e. a short maceration to extract sufficient colouring matter. This results in winey rosés for meals. Elegant aperitif rosé is more often made from red wine coloured Chardonnay. Rosés can be vintage or non vintage.