The Winery Yardstick of Elgin of Western Cape

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The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 41 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Elgin in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Yardstick is one of the world's great estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Elgin to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Yardstick wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Yardstick

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Yardstick

How Winery Yardstick wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of ham and cheese macaroni gratin, potato and tuna gratin or quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Yardstick

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Yardstick

  • 2015With an average score of 4.18/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Muscat de Frontignan
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discovering the wine region of Elgin

The wine region of Elgin is located in the region of Cape South Coast of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Paul Cluver or the Domaine Matthew Van Heerden produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Elgin are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Elgin often reveals types of flavors of cream, stone fruit or cheese and sometimes also flavors of quince, beeswax or citrus zest.

In the mouth of Elgin is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 75 estates and châteaux in the of Elgin, producing 336 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Elgin go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian.

The top red wines of Winery Yardstick

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Yardstick

How Winery Yardstick wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pot-au-feu, casserons in the country style or turnip confit with parma cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Yardstick

On the nose the red wine of Winery Yardstick. 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 Yardstick. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Yardstick

  • 2015With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cinsault

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Yardstick

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Yardstick

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

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Yardstick

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

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Yardstick

  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Pinot Meunier

The word of the wine: Clos

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Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Yardstick

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

Discover the grape variety: Pinot

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

News about Winery Yardstick 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 ...

Ukraine winery’s mission to deliver bottles to DWWA

Amid the devastation and turmoil since Russia’s invasion on 24 February, Beykush winery on southern Ukraine’s Black Sea Coast has been among those attempting to continue operations as much as possible. Last week, Beykush began transporting thousands of wines to western Ukraine in order to protect them for possible export to other markets, winery director Svetlana Tsybak told Decanter. ‘Yesterday we sent three palettes, about 1,200 bottles, and today the same quantity,’ she said. She also s ...

Ukrainian wine, hanging in the balance

Since February 24th 2022 the world has quickly learned a great deal more about Europe’s second-largest country, Ukraine. Most notably will be our profound admiration for the Ukrainians’ continued resistance to the invading Russian Army. This is but one item on a long list that includes such things as Ukraine being one of the world’s top exporters of wheat, barley and sunflower seeds. However, many people are also now learning that Ukraine not only has a thriving winemaking sect ...

The word of the wine: Clos

Plot of vines surrounded by walls. Many Burgundian climates are clos.