The Winery Waterval of Western Cape

Winery Waterval - Cabernet Sauvignon
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.
It is ranked in the top 4617 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Waterval is one of the best wineries to follow in Western Cape.. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Waterval wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Waterval

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Waterval

How Winery Waterval wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of small stuffed fish from nice, eggplant moussaka with lamb or chicken curry and onions.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Waterval

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Waterval

  • 2015With an average score of 3.28/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.25/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.16/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.15/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.15/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Pinotage
  • Cinsaut
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Western Cape

The Western Cape is home to the vast majority of the South African wine industry, and the country's two most famous wine regions, Stellenbosch and Paarl. The city of Cape Town serves as the epicenter of the Cape Winelands, a mountainous, biologically diverse area in the south-western corner of the African continent. A wide variety of wines are produced here. Wines from the Shiraz and Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

The Western Cape's Elegant, ageworthy Cabernet Sauvignon wines and Bordeaux Blends were at the vanguard as exports recommenced in the mid-1990s, while Burgundy-style Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Walker Bay are gaining global acclaim, and cool-climate style Sauvignon Blanc from Darling and Overberg is rivaling that made in any other New World country. The Western Cape's wine regions stretch 300 kilomers (185 miles) from Cape Town to the Mouth of the Olifants River in the North, and 360km (220 miles) to Mossel Bay in the east. Areas under Vine are rarely more than 160km (100 miles) from the coast. Further inland, the influence of the semi-arid Great Karoo Desert takes over.

The climate can be cool and rainy (as in Cape Point and Walker Bay) but is more often than not Mediterranean in nature. The Western Cape is littered with spectacular mountain ranges that form the Cape Fold belt. These are extremely important for viticulture across the whole region, contributing soils and mesoclimates ideal for the production of premium wines. Of particular importance are the Boland Mountains, which form the eastern border of the Coastal Region, and the Langeberg range, which separates the Breede River Valley from the Klein Karoo semi-desert.

The top white wines of Winery Waterval

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Waterval

How Winery Waterval wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of cassoulet of yesteryear, tuna flan with leek coulis or vegan leek and tofu quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Waterval

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Waterval

  • 2018With an average score of 3.43/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.35/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.34/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.24/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.22/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.18/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Colombard
  • Moscato
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Chenin Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

The top pink wines of Winery Waterval

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Waterval

How Winery Waterval wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of whole duck casserole with white wine or turkey escalope with cream and shallots.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Waterval

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Waterval. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Waterval

  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.00/5

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

  • Pinotage

The word of the wine: AOC

Appellation d'origine contrôlée. The most prestigious category of French wines created in the 1930s on the basis of quality criteria defined by a geographical delimitation, a chosen grape variety and precise production rules.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Waterval

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Waterval

How Winery Waterval wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of peppers stuffed with tuna and parmesan, chicken with scampi for christmas or cream and tuna quiche.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Waterval.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chenin Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Waterval

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

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.

News about Winery Waterval and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: AOC

Appellation d'origine contrôlée. The most prestigious category of French wines created in the 1930s on the basis of quality criteria defined by a geographical delimitation, a chosen grape variety and precise production rules.