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Winery Arra
The winery offers 25 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 693 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Arra is one of the best wineries to follow in Stellenbosch.. It offers 25 wines for sale in of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Arra wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Arra

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Arra

How Winery Arra wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef bourguignon with tomato, stuffed zucchini with merguez, beef and spices or fish and shrimp curry.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Arra

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Arra

  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Mourvedre
  • Merlot
  • Pinotage
  • Carignan

Discovering the wine region of Stellenbosch

Showcase of the South African vineyard: signature Cabernet Sauvignon as king red — structured and age-worthy with notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and a menthol touch, firm tannins. Emblematic national Pinotage (created 1925) opulent and smoky (blackberry, coffee, leather). Fleshy Shiraz, supple Merlot as complement. Vibrant Chenin Blanc, ample Chardonnay and lively Sauvignon in whites.

Western Cape district (1679), Mediterranean climate tempered by False Bay, granitic soils.

The top pink wines of Winery Arra

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Arra

How Winery Arra wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of caramelized beef with onions, lamb chops with tarragon cream or chicken breast with curry and mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Arra

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Arra. often reveals types of flavors of earth, citrus fruit or red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Arra

  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah

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.

The top sweet wines of Winery Arra

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Arra

How Winery Arra wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of the secrets of croque-monsieur, provençal tart with rabbit or mussels with curry.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Arra.

  • Viognier

The word of the wine: Polyphenols

Substance contained essentially in the skin of the grape. The main ones are anthocyanins, which give red wines their colour and tannins.

The top white wines of Winery Arra

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Arra

How Winery Arra wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of chicken bonne femme, tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or pastilla with chicken (moroccan pie with brick sheets).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Arra

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Arra

  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 2.90/5

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

  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Intensely coloured and powerful reds with a deep colour, firm tannins and high acidity, on aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, garrigue, pepper, liquorice and balsamic notes. Old vines (>50 years, often centenary) yield exceptional cuvées. A historical pillar of Languedoc-Roussillon blends (Corbières, Minervois, Fitou, Maury) and star of Catalan Priorat under the name Cariñena. Very late-ripening variety from Aragon, also called Mazuelo in Rioja.

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Discover the grape variety: Viognier

Opulent, heady whites, rich and silky, with intense aromas of apricot, yellow peach, mango, violet, honeysuckle and musky, honeyed notes. Discreet acidity, creamy finish. Star of Condrieu AOC and Château-Grillet AOC, co-vinified in Côte-Rôtie with Syrah (up to 20%). Widely exported to California (Central Coast), Australia (Eden Valley) and Languedoc. A Rhône variety.