The Winery Spioenkop of Elgin of Western Cape

Winery Spioenkop
The winery offers 19 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 26 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Elgin in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Spioenkop is one of the world's great estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Elgin to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Spioenkop wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Spioenkop

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Spioenkop

How Winery Spioenkop wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of oven-roasted breton lobster with salted butter from the jaguin brothers (the..., mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche or carrot and goat cheese pie.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Spioenkop

On the nose the white wine of Winery Spioenkop. often reveals types of flavors of tropical, citrus or minerality and sometimes also flavors of pepper, lemon or asparagus. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Spioenkop. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Spioenkop

  • 2017With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.74/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling
  • Sémillon
  • Viognier

Discovering the wine region of Elgin

The wine region of Elgin is located in the region of Cape South Coast of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Paul Cluver or the Domaine Matthew Van Heerden produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Elgin are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Elgin often reveals types of flavors of cream, stone fruit or cheese and sometimes also flavors of quince, beeswax or citrus zest.

In the mouth of Elgin is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 75 estates and châteaux in the of Elgin, producing 336 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Elgin go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian.

The top red wines of Winery Spioenkop

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Spioenkop

How Winery Spioenkop wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of tata simone's dumplings, alice's rabbit or lemongrass chicken.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Spioenkop

On the nose the red wine of Winery Spioenkop. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Spioenkop. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Spioenkop

  • 2018With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinotage

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 Spioenkop

Planning a wine route in the of Elgin? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Spioenkop.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.