The Winery Slowine of Overberg of Western Cape

Winery Slowine - Cabernet Sauvignon
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This estate is part of the Villiersdorp Cellar.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Western Cape.
It is located in Overberg in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Slowine is one of the best wineries to follow in Overberg.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Overberg to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Slowine wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Slowine

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Slowine

How Winery Slowine wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef enchilladas au gratin, navarin of lamb or moroccan chicken tagine.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Slowine

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Slowine

  • 2016With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.59/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.10/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Pinotage
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Overberg

The wine region of Overberg is located in the region of Cape South Coast of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Lismore or the Domaine Crystallum produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Overberg are Chardonnay, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Overberg often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, tropical fruit or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

In the mouth of Overberg is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 26 estates and châteaux in the of Overberg, producing 59 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Overberg go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian.

The top white wines of Winery Slowine

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Slowine

How Winery Slowine wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of californian sushi (reverse maki), tunisian mloukia of grandmother mimi or fillet of dab in bordelaise sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Slowine

On the nose the white wine of Winery Slowine. often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, citrus fruit or tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Slowine. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Slowine

  • 2018With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Pinotage

An intraspecific cross between pinot noir and cinsaut called hermitage, obtained in South Africa in 1925 by Professor Abraham Izak Perold. Since then, it has been propagated in Africa, New Zealand, Australia, the United States (California), Canada, Brazil, Israel, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties on the A1 list. - Synonymy: none to date (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Slowine

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

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

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.

News about Winery Slowine and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Aqueous

Said of a diluted wine for which one has the impression that water has been added.