The Winery Springfontein of Walker Bay of Western Cape

Winery Springfontein
The winery offers 34 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 20 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Walker Bay in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Springfontein is one of the world's great estates. It offers 34 wines for sale in of Walker Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Springfontein wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Springfontein

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Springfontein

How Winery Springfontein wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of pasta al forno (baked pasta), real paella recipe from valencia or hawaiian pizza.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Springfontein

On the nose the red wine of Winery Springfontein. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, vanilla or plum. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Springfontein. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Springfontein

  • 2017With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.25/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.17/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.13/5

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

  • Pinotage
  • Petit Verdot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Walker Bay

The wine region of Walker Bay is located in the region of Cape South Coast of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bouchard Finlayson or the Domaine Creation produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Walker Bay are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Walker Bay often reveals types of flavors of raspberry, mocha or mango and sometimes also flavors of guava, passion fruit or grass.

In the mouth of Walker Bay is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 45 estates and châteaux in the of Walker Bay, producing 208 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Walker Bay go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Winery Springfontein

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Springfontein

How Winery Springfontein 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 the tartiflette wrap, duck breast in foil (barbecue) or leek and fresh salmon tart.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Springfontein

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Springfontein

  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.86/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • 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!).

The top pink wines of Winery Springfontein

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Springfontein

How Winery Springfontein wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison), poultry or beef such as recipes of stuffed rabbit in the oven, english breakfast or pot roast.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Springfontein

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Springfontein. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Springfontein

  • 2018With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5

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

  • Pinotage
  • Merlot

The word of the wine: Downy mildew

Disease of the vine due to a fungus. Downy mildew is formidable because it attacks all the organs, from the stem to the grapes, including the leaves, in depth. It was against it that the famous copper and lime-based Bordeaux mixture was developed.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Springfontein

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

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Sémillon blanc 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. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.