The Winery Shortwood of Western Cape

Winery Shortwood
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
This estate is part of the Imbuko.
It is ranked in the top 5078 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Shortwood is one of the best wineries to follow in Western Cape.. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Shortwood wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Shortwood

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Shortwood

How Winery Shortwood wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of steak tartare, moroccan lamb stew or cassoulet with duck confit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Shortwood

On the nose the red wine of Winery Shortwood. 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 Shortwood. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Shortwood

  • 2017With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.41/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.38/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.38/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.36/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.35/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Pinotage
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Western Cape

Cradle of South African wine. Signature Chenin Blanc (Steen, 20%) in ample, fresh whites with notes of quince, yellow apple, honey and acacia flower, from crisp dry to sweet. Sharp, iodised Sauvignon Blanc (Walker Bay, Constantia), balanced Chardonnay. Reds: emblematic Pinotage with roasted aromas (coffee, plum, smoke), firm Cabernet Sauvignon, spicy Syrah.

Fine Pinot Noir on the coast. Mediterranean climate cooled by the Cape Doctor, ~80% of the country's production.

The top white wines of Winery Shortwood

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Shortwood

How Winery Shortwood wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of white cabbage with bacon, venison leg with tomato sauce or fresh tuna with sesame seeds.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Shortwood

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Shortwood

  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.47/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.23/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Pinotage

Intensely coloured, structured reds with inky robe and firm tannins, with typical aromas of blackberry, black plum, roasted coffee, cocoa, banana and characteristic smoky notes. Made as powerful ageing reds and as more approachable fruity cuvées, sometimes as rosés. Absolute signature of South Africa (Stellenbosch, Swartland, Paarl). Cross of pinot noir × cinsault created in 1925 by Abraham Perold at Stellenbosch University.

The top pink wines of Winery Shortwood

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Shortwood

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

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Shortwood

  • 2019With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.70/5

The word of the wine: Groslot

See grolleau.

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Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.