The Winery Silkbush Mountain of Breede River Valley of Western Cape

Winery Silkbush Mountain - Hillside Red
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 227 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Breede River Valley in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Silkbush Mountain is one of the best wineries to follow in Breede River Valley.. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Breede River Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Silkbush Mountain wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Silkbush Mountain

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Silkbush Mountain

How Winery Silkbush Mountain wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of baked pork chops, tuna omelette or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Silkbush Mountain

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Silkbush Mountain

  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.67/5

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

  • Pinotage
  • Chardonnay
  • Shiraz/Syrah

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 pink wines of Winery Silkbush Mountain

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Silkbush Mountain

How Winery Silkbush Mountain wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of venison stew to be prepared the day before, lamb tagine with preserved lemons and onion compote with... or baked falafels.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Silkbush Mountain.

  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

The top white wines of Winery Silkbush Mountain

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Silkbush Mountain

How Winery Silkbush Mountain wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of scallops with chorizo sauce, zucchini quiche or vegetable and goat cheese puff pastry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Silkbush Mountain

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Silkbush Mountain

  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.49/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier

The word of the wine: Peduncle

The stem of a flower or fruit.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Silkbush Mountain

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 Silkbush Mountain.

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!).

News about Winery Silkbush Mountain and wines from the region

Ukraine winery’s mission to deliver bottles to DWWA

Amid the devastation and turmoil since Russia’s invasion on 24 February, Beykush winery on southern Ukraine’s Black Sea Coast has been among those attempting to continue operations as much as possible. Last week, Beykush began transporting thousands of wines to western Ukraine in order to protect them for possible export to other markets, winery director Svetlana Tsybak told Decanter. ‘Yesterday we sent three palettes, about 1,200 bottles, and today the same quantity,’ she said. She also s ...

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 ...

Decanter’s Regional Editors pick out their top wines for Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC

In the first part of this series, see the wines that the Decanter editorial team is most excited about tasting at the Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC on Saturday 18th June 2022. Amy Wislocki – Decanter Magazine Editor Cape Landing Blackwood Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River 2019 At the end of every year at Decanter, we organise a ‘Wines of the Year‘ tasting. We ask our key contributors and editorial staff to pick out the wines that most impressed them during the year just gon ...

The word of the wine: Peduncle

The stem of a flower or fruit.