The Winery Wildekrans of Western Cape

Winery Wildekrans
The winery offers 40 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 64 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Wildekrans is one of the world's great estates. It offers 40 wines for sale in of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Wildekrans wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Wildekrans

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Wildekrans

How Winery Wildekrans wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of boeuf lôc lac (cambodia), baekenofe (alsatian meat stew) or duck breast with goat cheese and local ham.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Wildekrans

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Wildekrans

  • 2019With an average score of 4.36/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.28/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.11/5

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

  • Pinotage
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Pinot Noir

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 white wines of Winery Wildekrans

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Wildekrans

How Winery Wildekrans wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of wok of shrimps with vegetables, cambodian amok or monkfish in foil.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Wildekrans

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Wildekrans

  • 2013With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.81/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chenin Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Pinotage

Intensely coloured, structured reds with inky robe and firm tannins, with typical aromas of blackberry, black plum, roasted coffee, cocoa, banana and characteristic smoky notes. Made as powerful ageing reds and as more approachable fruity cuvées, sometimes as rosés. Absolute signature of South Africa (Stellenbosch, Swartland, Paarl). Cross of pinot noir × cinsault created in 1925 by Abraham Perold at Stellenbosch University.

The top pink wines of Winery Wildekrans

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Wildekrans

How Winery Wildekrans wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of roast pork confit or stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce.

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

  • Pinotage

The word of the wine: Decanting

Decanting, an operation performed by a sommelier with a decanter to separate the clear wine from the solid parts in a bottle.

The top sweet wines of Winery Wildekrans

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Wildekrans

How Winery Wildekrans wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Wildekrans

  • 0With an average score of 2.80/5

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Wildekrans

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Wildekrans

How Winery Wildekrans wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of oxtail confit in red wine, pork stew with bacon and cream or rabbit good woman.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Wildekrans

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Wildekrans. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Wildekrans

  • 2010With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.66/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc

The word of the wine: Powdery mildew

Disease of the vine due to a fungus. Less dreadful than mildew, it only attacks the surface of the green parts. Sulphur has long been the best remedy.

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Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.