The Winery Rivendell of Walker Bay of Western Cape | Winedexer

Winery Rivendell
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 141 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Walker Bay in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Rivendell is one of the best wineries to follow in Walker Bay.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Walker Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Rivendell wines

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

The top pink wines of Winery Rivendell

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Rivendell

How Winery Rivendell wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Discovering the wine region of Walker Bay

Cool-climate district of Cape Overberg (South Africa, ~1h from Cape Town): signature Pinot Noir red king in Burgundian style — elegant with hallmark notes of cherry, raspberry, spice and mineral touch, exuberant acidity and fruit concentration preserved by the Benguela Antarctic current. Racy Chardonnay white king — crisp with white flowers, citrus, butter and minerality. Flinty Sauvignon Blanc in support. Hemel-en-Aarde flagship, sandstone-schist-granite.

The top white wines of Winery Rivendell

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Rivendell

How Winery Rivendell wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of marinated mussels with maroilles, tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or gratin of pumpkin with bacon, goat cheese and pepper.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Rivendell

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Rivendell

  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Savagnin

Discover the grape variety: Mavrud

Structured, tannic reds with a deep inky robe, firm tannins and moderate acidity. Intense aromas of blackberry, black plum, blackcurrant, candied cherry, spices, leather, tobacco and balsamic notes. Fine ageing potential with oak maturation. Star of Bulgaria's great reds around Asenovgrad (Thrace) and driver of the Bulgarian wine renaissance. Very late-ripening native Bulgarian variety, one of the most historic in the country (mentioned since Thracian antiquity).

The top red wines of Winery Rivendell

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Rivendell

How Winery Rivendell wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with dark beer, quick couscous or wild boar stew provencal style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Rivendell

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Rivendell

  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah

The word of the wine: Late harvest

A name historically used in Alsace, late harvest refers to grapes harvested during over-ripening for the production of sweet and syrupy wines.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Rivendell

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

Discover the grape variety: Savagnin

Vivid, structured whites with a golden robe, taut mouthfeel and sharp acidity, with aromas of apple, citrus, green walnut, curry, spices and intense oxidative notes (vin jaune aged under a yeast veil) evoking walnut, roasted almond and the distinctive "goût de jaune". The absolute star of Château-Chalon AOC, Arbois AOC, l'Étoile AOC and Côtes du Jura AOC. A very ancient Jurassian autochthon, probable ancestor of many European varieties.