The Winery Gabriëlskloof of Walker Bay of Western Cape | Winedexer

Winery Gabriëlskloof
The winery offers 20 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 10 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Walker Bay in the region of Western Cape
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The Winery Gabriëlskloof is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 20 wines for sale in of Walker Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Gabriëlskloof wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Gabriëlskloof

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Gabriëlskloof

How Winery Gabriëlskloof wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of fricandeaux german style, oriental stew with couscous or zucchini lasagna.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Gabriëlskloof

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Gabriëlskloof

  • 2008With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2022With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2021With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.07/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petit Verdot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec
  • Viognier

Discovering the wine region of Walker Bay

Cool-climate district of Cape Overberg (South Africa, ~1h from Cape Town): signature Pinot Noir red king in Burgundian style — elegant with hallmark notes of cherry, raspberry, spice and mineral touch, exuberant acidity and fruit concentration preserved by the Benguela Antarctic current. Racy Chardonnay white king — crisp with white flowers, citrus, butter and minerality. Flinty Sauvignon Blanc in support. Hemel-en-Aarde flagship, sandstone-schist-granite.

The top pink wines of Winery Gabriëlskloof

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Gabriëlskloof

How Winery Gabriëlskloof wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef tagine with prunes and almonds, lamb in a crown with spring vegetables or baked pork chops.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Gabriëlskloof

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Gabriëlskloof. often reveals types of flavors of peach, minerality or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of strawberries, stone or orange.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Gabriëlskloof

  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.10/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Dark, full-bodied reds with tight tannins and inky colour, showing aromas of blackberry, violet, gentle spice, liquorice and mentholated balsamic notes. Contributes colour, structure and aromatic freshness to great Médoc blends (Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases) where it remains a minority. Also vinified as a single variety in Spain (La Mancha), California, Australia and Argentina. A late-ripening Bordeaux variety.

The top white wines of Winery Gabriëlskloof

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Gabriëlskloof

How Winery Gabriëlskloof wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of chicken with scampi for christmas, quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo or potato and goat cheese gratin.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Gabriëlskloof

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Gabriëlskloof

  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.87/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Viognier

The word of the wine: Shipping (liquor)

In champagne and wines made according to the traditional method, wine is added before corking to fill the void in the bottle created by disgorging. This added wine is often sweetened by sugar incorporated in variable proportions according to the style of wine sought (see dosage). Syn.: liqueur de dosage.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Gabriëlskloof

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Gabriëlskloof

How Winery Gabriëlskloof wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of very soft beef bourguignon, home-made white pudding or rabbit stew the old fashioned way.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Gabriëlskloof

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

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Gabriëlskloof

  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Gabriëlskloof

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

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.