The Winery Rainbow's End of Stellenbosch of Western Cape

Winery Rainbow's End
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 55 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Rainbow's End is one of the world's great estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Rainbow's End wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Rainbow's End

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Rainbow's End

How Winery Rainbow's End wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef colombo bourguignon style, bitumen leg of lamb or adapted vietnamese fondue.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Rainbow's End

On the nose the red wine of Winery Rainbow's End. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, earthy or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of pepper, black currant or chocolate. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Rainbow's End. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Rainbow's End

  • 2020With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.97/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Rainbow's End.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Stellenbosch

Showcase of the South African vineyard: signature Cabernet Sauvignon as king red — structured and age-worthy with notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and a menthol touch, firm tannins. Emblematic national Pinotage (created 1925) opulent and smoky (blackberry, coffee, leather). Fleshy Shiraz, supple Merlot as complement. Vibrant Chenin Blanc, ample Chardonnay and lively Sauvignon in whites.

Western Cape district (1679), Mediterranean climate tempered by False Bay, granitic soils.

The top white wines of Winery Rainbow's End

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Rainbow's End

How Winery Rainbow's End wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of chinese noodles with shrimp, island grouper or whiting with steamed zucchini.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Rainbow's End

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Rainbow's End

  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Rainbow's End.

  • Chenin Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.

The top pink wines of Winery Rainbow's End

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Rainbow's End

How Winery Rainbow's End wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef in white wine, lamb tagine with quince or spaghetti carbonara.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Rainbow's End

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Rainbow's End. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Rainbow's End

  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Rainbow's End.

  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc

The word of the wine: Vintage (champagne)

It is a champagne made from a single harvest. In principle, we only vintage the great years: 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996... We find more often, now, the very good 2002, and the 2004, a little short.

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Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Dark, full-bodied reds with tight tannins and inky colour, showing aromas of blackberry, violet, gentle spice, liquorice and mentholated balsamic notes. Contributes colour, structure and aromatic freshness to great Médoc blends (Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases) where it remains a minority. Also vinified as a single variety in Spain (La Mancha), California, Australia and Argentina. A late-ripening Bordeaux variety.