The Napier Winery of Wellington of Western Cape | Winedexer

Napier Winery
The winery offers 17 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 12 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Wellington in the region of Western Cape

The Napier Winery is one of the world's great estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in of Wellington to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Napier Winery wines

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

The top red wines of Napier Winery

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Napier Winery

How Napier Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef miroton, leg of lamb in a herb crust with preserved vegetables or chicken waterzooi à la gantoise.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Napier Winery

On the nose the red wine of Napier Winery. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blackberry or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of plum, cassis or raisin. In the mouth the red wine of Napier Winery. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Napier Winery

  • 2009With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.79/5

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

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

Discovering the wine region of Wellington

South African Cape Winelands district 60 km from Cape Town: Shiraz signature king red — concentrated and powerful with notes of blackberry, plum, black cherry, pepper, Mediterranean spices and smoky touch, firm tannins and velvety finish. Dense Cabernet Sauvignon and emblematic Pinotage (cherry, blackberry, coffee, smoke). Chenin Blanc and Viognier as fresh floral whites. WO, hot Mediterranean climate with mild winters, varied terroirs at the foot of the Hawekwa mountains, old vines.

The top white wines of Napier Winery

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Napier Winery

How Napier Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of sea sauerkraut with white wine, chicken breast with curry and mushrooms or baked monkfish fillets with tomato.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Napier Winery

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Napier Winery

  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Deep, velvety reds with an intense purple colour, showing aromas of blackberry, black plum, violet, cocoa and gentle spice. Round tannins, fleshy palate, peppery length. Star of Cahors AOC (Côt, Auxerrois) in France and the absolute signature of Mendoza, Argentina (Uco Valley, Luján de Cuyo). A French South-West variety that became the Argentine emblem after its post-phylloxera decline.

The top pink wines of Napier Winery

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Napier Winery

How Napier Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of roast pork with pineapple or gratin comtois.

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

  • Grenache

The word of the wine: Over-ripeness

Characteristic of grapes harvested late, rich in sugar, which give wines often mellow and marked by candied aromas.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Napier Winery

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

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.