The Winery Ayama of Voor Paardeberg of Western Cape

Winery Ayama
The winery offers 34 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Voor Paardeberg in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Ayama is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 34 wines for sale in of Voor Paardeberg to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Ayama wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Ayama

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Ayama

How Winery Ayama wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of braised beef with guinness, irish stew or duck breast with honey, potato and onion with garlic.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Ayama

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Ayama

  • 2013With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.49/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.49/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.45/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.41/5

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

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

Discovering the wine region of Voor Paardeberg

Ward of the Paarl district (Western Cape, South Africa) integrated into WO in 2006 on south-east slopes of the Paardeberg granite inselberg, 15 km north of Paarl: Shiraz Rhône-style, Pinotage and Cabernet Sauvignon in reds, Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc on higher ground. Draining granite soils rich in potassium, 5°C cooler than Paarl in summer thanks to southerly winds — robust yet bright and fresh wines, aromatic intensity preserved by cool nights.

The top white wines of Winery Ayama

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Ayama

How Winery Ayama wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of rabbit with cider and mushrooms, salmon steak on a bed of leeks or banh mi sandwich.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Ayama

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Ayama

  • 2016With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.61/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Viognier
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Vermentino

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Ayama

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Ayama

How Winery Ayama wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of guinea fowl with cabbage, christmas salad or goat cheese and bacon quiche.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Ayama

  • 0With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Chardonnay

The word of the wine: Friendly

Said of a wine whose aspects are pleasant and not too marked.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Ayama

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

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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