The Winery Rijk's of Tulbagh of Western Cape

The Winery Rijk's is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 30 wines for sale in of Tulbagh to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Rijk's wines in Tulbagh among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Rijk's 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 Rijk's wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Rijk's wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of traditional flemish carbonades, rabbit fillet with mustard or chakchouka.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Rijk's. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, butter or earthy. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Rijk's. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
WO district in horseshoe valley (Coastal Region, fortified Boberg, Western Cape): Shiraz signature red king — rich and spicy signature profile with intense black fruits, pepper and smoky touch, often in southern Rhône blends (Mourvèdre, Viognier). Chenin Blanc king in whites with white-flesh fruits and chiseled acidity, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc as complement. Renowned Cap Classique method (Krone). Warm valley tempered by trapped cool air.
How Winery Rijk's wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of squid rings with tomato, carry camaron (gambas) from reunion or back of cod, beurre blanc with tarragon.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Rijk's. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, pineapple or cream and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, oaky or tropical. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Rijk's. is a with a nice freshness.
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.
How Winery Rijk's wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of texas style ribs / loin ribs, marinated raw salmon ('gravad lax' in swedish) or ham and comté quiche.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Rijk's. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.
A wine with a smooth texture reminiscent of fats.
How Winery Rijk's wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of rabbit with kriek and cherries or chinese fondue.
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Planning a wine route in the of Tulbagh? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Rijk's.
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).