The Winery Wade Bales of Constantia of Western Cape

Winery Wade Bales - Arco Laarman Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
The winery offers 88 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 69 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Constantia in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Wade Bales is one of the world's great estates. It offers 88 wines for sale in of Constantia to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Wade Bales wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Wade Bales

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Wade Bales

How Winery Wade Bales wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of bernard's potée, grandma melanie's cassoulet or forest rabbit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Wade Bales

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Wade Bales

  • 2008With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.26/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.87/5

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

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

Discovering the wine region of Constantia

The wine region of Constantia is located in the region of Cape Town of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Klein Constantia or the Domaine Groot Constantia produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Constantia are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Constantia often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, leather or potpourri and sometimes also flavors of citrus blossom, earthy or blackberry.

In the mouth of Constantia is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 19 estates and châteaux in the of Constantia, producing 191 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Constantia go well with generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, sweet desserts or beef.

The top white wines of Winery Wade Bales

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Wade Bales

How Winery Wade Bales wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of navarin of the sea da gigi, broccoli and blue cheese quiche without pastry or leek and fresh goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Wade Bales

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Wade Bales

  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Wade Bales

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

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

News about Winery Wade Bales and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

More must-taste wines selected by Decanter’s Regional Editors for DFWE NYC

In the second part of this series, Decanter’s editorial team members highlight the wines they are looking forward to tasting at the upcoming Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC on Saturday 18th June 2022. Tina Gellie – Content Manager and Regional Editor (US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand & South Africa) Burrowing Owl, Cabernet Sauvignon, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada 2019 In 2016, while on a press trip to British Columbia’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys, I had the pleasur ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

The word of the wine: Grenache gris

A grey variety of Grenache grown in the Pyrénées-Orientales, the Aude and the southern Rhône valley. Its powerful and round wines are used in the blending of dry white or rosé wines and natural sweet wines.

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