The Winery Rainbow's End of Stellenbosch of Western Cape

Winery Rainbow's End - Family Reserve
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 stew provencal style, gypsy sauce or baked leg of daguet or roe deer.

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, cherry or floral and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, microbio or mulberry. 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

The wine region of Stellenbosch is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. We currently count 582 estates and châteaux in the of Stellenbosch, producing 3443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Stellenbosch go well with generally quite well with dishes .

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 scallops on a bed of leeks, colombian lentils or cod fillets in the oven.

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

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

  • Chenin Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

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 beer goulash, rack of lamb with herbs or traditional flemish carbonades.

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
  • 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: Raw

A term whose meaning varies according to the region (terroir or estate), but which everywhere contains the idea of identifying a wine with a specific place of production.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Rainbow's End

Planning a wine route in the of Stellenbosch? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Rainbow's End.

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

News about Winery Rainbow's End and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Raw

A term whose meaning varies according to the region (terroir or estate), but which everywhere contains the idea of identifying a wine with a specific place of production.