The Winery Riebeek Cellars is one of the world's great estates. It offers 81 wines for sale in of Swartland to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Riebeek Cellars wines in Swartland among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Riebeek Cellars 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 Riebeek Cellars wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Riebeek Cellars wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of wild boar stew provencal style or mediterranean cake with parmesan and coppa gratin.
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Riebeek Cellars. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, strawberries or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, microbio or citrus fruit.
The wine region of Swartland is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sadie Family or the Domaine Sadie Family produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Swartland are Chenin blanc, Mourvèdre and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Swartland often reveals types of flavors of cherry, marmalade or cantaloupe and sometimes also flavors of chard, poire nashi or red cherry.
In the mouth of Swartland is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 192 estates and châteaux in the of Swartland, producing 832 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Swartland go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
How Winery Riebeek Cellars wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of blanquette of monkfish with small vegetables, royal couscous or chicken tagine.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Riebeek Cellars. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, non oak or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Riebeek Cellars. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.
How Winery Riebeek Cellars wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of sloth pork loin, codfish aioli or summer tuna quiche.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Riebeek Cellars. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, tropical fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Riebeek Cellars. is a with a nice freshness.
When present without excess, acidity contributes to the balance of the wine, giving it freshness and nervousness. But when it is very high, it becomes a defect, giving it a biting and green character. On the other hand, if it is insufficient, the wine is soft.
How Winery Riebeek Cellars wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of sweet and sour turkish dumpling soup (eksili köfte), lamb chops with honey and spices or pasta with broccoli.
On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Riebeek Cellars. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, dried fruit or tree fruit.
Colombard is one of the oldest grape varieties in the Charentes. This golden white grape variety is a cross between Chenin and Gouais. The young leaves of colombard are yellow with bronze patches. The adult leaves may be three-lobed or whole, depending on the variety. Its branches are cottony. The bunches of this variety are thick and cylindrical. Its elliptical berries are medium-sized. They change color until they ripen, ranging from greenish white to golden yellow. Colombard is associated with an average budding. It is particularly susceptible to leafhoppers, grape worms, mites, mildew, powdery mildew and gray mold. It is also sensitive to water stress, but is not very sensitive to wind. It ripens late in the second half of the year. There are a dozen approved clones of Colombard, the best known of which are 608, 607 and 606. This variety produces a full-bodied, fine white wine. Aromas of lime, nectarine, boxwood, citrus and exotic fruits are released.
How Winery Riebeek Cellars wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal cutlets au gratin, ideas for savoury pancake toppings or rabbit with marengo sauce.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Riebeek Cellars. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.
Manual operation (on a "desk") or mechanical (with a "gyropalette") which allows the deposit created by the yeasts (see tirage) to go down to the neck of the bottle for disgorging.
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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!).
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 rapid rise of South Africa’s Swartland wine region over the past 20 years has been thrilling to watch. And arguably the most influential winemaker during this renaissance has – and continues to be – Eben Sadie. Sadie was in London recently for a vertical tasting of his flagship wines, the red blend Columella and white blend Palladius. He explained to a rapt audience of critics, buyers and sommeliers how his approach to winemaking has changed over the years, and revealed how he’s preparing fo ...
The focus of the symposium, unsurprisingly, was on the challenges posed by climate change. As if to illustrate the immediacy of the threat, the symposium took place during a heatwave, with temperatures of over 40°C in Bordeaux and extreme weather events recorded across the coountry: parts of southwest France saw violent storms and winds of 112kph on the evening of 20 June, while vineyards across the Médoc and St-Emilion were damaged by hailstones ‘the size of golfballs’. As Olivier Bernard of D ...
When present without excess, acidity contributes to the balance of the wine, giving it freshness and nervousness. But when it is very high, it becomes a defect, giving it a biting and green character. On the other hand, if it is insufficient, the wine is soft.
