The Winery Seven Oaks of Breede River Valley of Western Cape

Winery Seven Oaks - 6+1 Mavis Thelma Reserve
The winery offers 12 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 262 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Breede River Valley in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Seven Oaks is one of the best wineries to follow in Breede River Valley.. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Breede River Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Seven Oaks wines

Looking for the best Winery Seven Oaks wines in Breede River Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Seven Oaks 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 Seven Oaks wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Seven Oaks

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Seven Oaks

How Winery Seven Oaks wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef with panang curry (red curry), lamb tagine with preserved lemons and onion compote with... or spanish omelette.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Seven Oaks

On the nose the red wine of Winery Seven Oaks. often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Seven Oaks. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Seven Oaks

  • 2013With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Breede River Valley

The wine region of Breede River Valley is located in the region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Alvi's Drift or the Domaine Alvi's Drift produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Breede River Valley are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Breede River Valley often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, tropical or stone fruit and sometimes also flavors of caramel, white peach or pear.

In the mouth of Breede River Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 56 estates and châteaux in the of Breede River Valley, producing 226 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Breede River Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry.

The top white wines of Winery Seven Oaks

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Seven Oaks

How Winery Seven Oaks wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of shrimp risotto with curry, tunisian mloukia of grandmother mimi or fish curry à la reunion.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Seven Oaks

On the nose the white wine of Winery Seven Oaks. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Seven Oaks. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Seven Oaks

  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

The top pink wines of Winery Seven Oaks

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Seven Oaks

How Winery Seven Oaks wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of my grandmother's rabbit stew or chicken with olives in a couscousier.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Seven Oaks.

  • Pinotage

The word of the wine: Trimmer

Elevated tractor that allows you to pass through the vineyards by straddling them.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Seven Oaks

Planning a wine route in the of Breede River Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Seven Oaks.

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 Seven Oaks and wines from the region

Walls’ hidden gems: Mas de Libian, Ardèche

Our feet crunched through layers of dry oak leaves as we climbed a pebbly path towards the vineyards behind the farmhouse. Roots go deep here. Not just the tall oaks and squat vines, but families too. I walked the vineyards at Mas de Libian with Hélène Thibon, but it was her father Jean-Pierre that greeted me when I arrived. Hélène’s sister Catherine was out front with Bambi the horse, ploughing the sandier plots. Later, we tasted in the winery with Hélène’s son Aurélien. Three generations of a ...

Canada’s Okanagan Valley approves six new sub-appellations

Canada’s western province of British Columbia (BC), has approved six new sub-appellations for its most famous wine-growing region of Okanagan Valley. The Okanagan Valley is BC’s largest appellation – called Geographical Indications (GIs) in Canada. And from a standing start in 2015, it now has 11 sub-GIs following the recent ratification. The six new sub-GIs are: Summerland Valleys, Summerland Lakefront, Summerland Bench, East Kelowna Slopes, South Kelowna Slopes and Lake Country. They are now l ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

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 word of the wine: Trimmer

Elevated tractor that allows you to pass through the vineyards by straddling them.