The Winery Phizante Kraal of Durbanville of Western Cape

Winery Phizante Kraal - Anna de Koning Limited Edition Chenin Blanc
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 70 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Durbanville in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Phizante Kraal is one of the world's great estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Durbanville to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Phizante Kraal wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Phizante Kraal

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Phizante Kraal

How Winery Phizante Kraal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of bouillabaisse like in marseille, pad thai or blanquette of the sea.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Phizante Kraal

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Phizante Kraal

  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Durbanville

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

In the mouth of Durbanville is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 32 estates and châteaux in the of Durbanville, producing 232 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Durbanville go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry.

The top red wines of Winery Phizante Kraal

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Phizante Kraal

How Winery Phizante Kraal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of pork shoulder with mustard, shish kebab or chicken and mushroom risotto.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Phizante Kraal

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Phizante Kraal

  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Phizante Kraal

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

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Phizante Kraal 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 ...

Ten years on: Chinese wine’s breakthrough moment at DWWA

The prestige attached to winning at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) means that being awarded a Bronze medal for some wineries will mean huge celebrations in China, Japan, India, or Thailand. Since the competition began in 2004, I have often reminded judges on my panel about this – whether they are journalists, sommeliers, educators, Masters of Wine or Master Sommeliers. Scroll down for new tasting notes and scores on Jia Bei Lan vintages: from the Chinese wine label that won big at DWWA 20 ...

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 ...

The word of the wine: Flavours (families of)

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