The Winery Boschendal of Western Cape
The Winery Boschendal is one of the world's great estates. It offers 91 wines for sale in of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Boschendal wines in Western Cape among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Boschendal 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 Boschendal wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Boschendal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chickpeas spanish style, leg of lamb with spices or rabbit with prunes in my grandmother's style.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Boschendal. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, exotic spice or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Boschendal. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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.
How Winery Boschendal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of yakisoba (fried noodles), quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo or beignets with 3 cheeses (beureg).
On the nose the white wine of Winery Boschendal. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, earth or passion fruit and sometimes also flavors of gooseberry, fresh cut grass or guava. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Boschendal. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
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.
How Winery Boschendal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of dombrés and pig tails, eggplant moussaka with lamb or rack of lamb with herbs.
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Boschendal. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Bottle with a capacity of 15 litres.
How Winery Boschendal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal cutlets with cream sauce, stuffed artichoke or leg of wild boar.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Boschendal. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Muscadelle white is a grape variety that originated in France (Bergerac). 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 bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. Muscadelle white can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.
How Winery Boschendal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef tagliata with truffle oil, lamb biryani or quiche without eggs.
On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Boschendal. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.
In the major wine regions, the négociant does not simply buy and resell the wines but, from very young wines, carries out all the maturing operations until bottling.
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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.
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Bottle with a capacity of 15 litres.