The Winery The Drift of Western Cape

Winery The Drift
The winery offers 12 different wines
4.2
Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 0
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is ranked in the top 20 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery The Drift is one of the world's great estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery The Drift wines

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

The top red wines of Winery The Drift

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery The Drift

How Winery The Drift wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or poultry such as recipes of endives au gratin without béchamel sauce, homemade pork curry or butter chicken or chicken makkhani (india).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery The Drift

On the nose the red wine of Winery The Drift. 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 The Drift. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery The Drift

  • 2012With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.44/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.28/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.25/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.18/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5

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

  • Barbera
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinotage
  • Pinot Noir
  • Tannat
  • Malbec

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 sparkling wines of Winery The Drift

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery The Drift

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

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery The Drift

  • 0With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5

Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca

Intensely coloured, warm reds, sun-drenched with generous alcohol, with aromas of red and black candied fruits, plum, gentle spices and cocoa notes. Ripe tannins and a broad palate. Traditional partner of touriga nacional and touriga franca in the blends of great Port wines (especially Tawny and Ruby) and modern dry Douro DOC. Native Portuguese variety from the Douro and Trás-os-Montes.

The top pink wines of Winery The Drift

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery The Drift

How Winery The Drift wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of sweet and sour turkish dumpling soup (eksili köfte).

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery The Drift

On the nose the pink wine of Winery The Drift. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, black fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery The Drift

  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Touriga Franca

The word of the wine: Tranquil (wine)

Refers to a non-sparkling wine.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery The Drift

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 The Drift.

Discover the grape variety: Barbera

Intense, fruity reds with a deep purple robe, supple tannins and an ample palate with characteristically very high acidity, with signature aromas of red fruits (black cherry, morello), ripe plum, spices, violet and Piedmontese balsamic notes. Star of Barbera d'Asti DOCG and Barbera d'Alba DOC, also exported to Argentina (Mendoza) and California. Italian black variety, the third most planted red grape in Italy, originating from Piedmont.