The Winery Silkbush Mountain of Breede River Valley of Western Cape

Winery Silkbush Mountain
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 rice with sausage meat and tomatoes, endives with smoked salmon au gratin or quiche lorraine.

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 couscous without couscous maker, leg of lamb in a herb crust with preserved vegetables or moroccan veal tagine from hanane.

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah

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!).

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 giant paella cooked on a wood fire, spinach and goat cheese quiche or cannelloni with goat cheese and chicken eggplant.

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: Nose

In tasting, this is the second phase, which consists of identifying the wine's aromas and possibly its defects.

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: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

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The word of the wine: Nose

In tasting, this is the second phase, which consists of identifying the wine's aromas and possibly its defects.