The Winery Ophidian of Cape Town of Western Cape

Winery Ophidian
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 32 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Cape Town in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Ophidian is one of the world's great estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Cape Town to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Ophidian wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Ophidian

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Ophidian

How Winery Ophidian wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of braised beef with carrots, duckling with bigarrade or chicken tagine with olives and potatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Ophidian

On the nose the red wine of Winery Ophidian. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Ophidian. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Ophidian

  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Pinotage

Discovering the wine region of Cape Town

The wine region of Cape Town is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine De Grendel or the Domaine Durbanville Hills produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cape Town are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cape Town often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black fruit or microbio and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, floral or citrus fruit.

In the mouth of Cape Town is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 39 estates and châteaux in the of Cape Town, producing 114 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cape Town go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Winery Ophidian

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Ophidian

How Winery Ophidian wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of indian chicken (simplified korma), tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or pizza with gizzards, duck breast, goat cheese & honey.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Ophidian

On the nose the white wine of Winery Ophidian. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Ophidian. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Ophidian

  • 2020With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • 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!).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Ophidian

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

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 Ophidian and wines from the region

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A panel discussion about the Chablis appellation

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At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Cruzille

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The word of the wine: Pressing

Mechanical action consisting of pressing the grapes (before fermentation for whites) or the marc soaked in wine (after fermentation for reds).