The Winery Van Wyk of Western Cape

Winery Van Wyk
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Western Cape.
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Van Wyk is one of the best wineries to follow in Western Cape.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Van Wyk wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Van Wyk

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Van Wyk

How Winery Van Wyk wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of carri of shrimps with chillies, monkfish with curry or lasagna of the sea.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Van Wyk

On the nose the white wine of Winery Van Wyk. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or non oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Van Wyk

  • 2019With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.78/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Viognier
  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling

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 red wines of Winery Van Wyk

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Van Wyk

How Winery Van Wyk wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of veal shank with mushrooms, lamb mice confit in port wine or thai shrimp soup (tom yam goong).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Van Wyk

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Van Wyk

  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.73/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Cinsault

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.

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Discover the grape variety: Cinsault

Light, fresh reds with a clear robe, supple tannins and a tender mouth, featuring aromas of wild strawberry, raspberry, rose, peony and soft spices. The absolute pillar of Provençal rosés (Côtes de Provence AOC, Bandol rosé) to which it brings finesse and freshness, also a component of GSM blends in Côtes-du-Rhône and Languedoc. Also a single variety in South Africa where it is a parent of Pinotage. Historic southern French grape.