The Winery Sentinel Vineyards of Stellenbosch of Western Cape

Winery Sentinel Vineyards - Cabernet Sauvignon
The winery offers 15 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 1989 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Sentinel Vineyards is one of the best wineries to follow in Stellenbosch.. It offers 15 wines for sale in of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Sentinel Vineyards wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Sentinel Vineyards

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Sentinel Vineyards

How Winery Sentinel Vineyards wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of monkfish tail with white butter, ramadan berber soup (harira) or traditional welsh dark beer.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Sentinel Vineyards

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Sentinel Vineyards

  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinotage

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 Sentinel Vineyards

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Sentinel Vineyards

How Winery Sentinel Vineyards wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of salmon in brick pastry, raoul's bouillabaisse or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Sentinel Vineyards

  • 2016With an average score of 3.20/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chenin Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Pinotage

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!).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Sentinel Vineyards

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 Sentinel Vineyards.

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.

News about Winery Sentinel Vineyards and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Overmaturation

When the grapes reach maturity, the skin becomes permeable and progressively loses water, which causes a concentration phenomenon inside the berry. This is called over-ripening or passerillage.