The Winery De Meye of Stellenbosch of Western Cape

Winery De Meye
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 325 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery De Meye is one of the best wineries to follow in Stellenbosch.. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery De Meye wines

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

The top red wines of Winery De Meye

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery De Meye

How Winery De Meye wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of polish goulash, lamb kebab or rabbit with white wine.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery De Meye

On the nose the red wine of Winery De Meye. 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 De Meye. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery De Meye

  • 2008With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.74/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Stellenbosch

The wine region of Stellenbosch is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. We currently count 582 estates and châteaux in the of Stellenbosch, producing 3443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Stellenbosch go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top white wines of Winery De Meye

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery De Meye

How Winery De Meye wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of seafood pie, chicken risotto with curry or fillet of saithe with cream and mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery De Meye

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery De Meye

  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.49/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.48/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.45/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Chardonnay

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.

The top pink wines of Winery De Meye

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery De Meye

How Winery De Meye wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef tongue in hot sauce, mouse of lamb with thyme or chicken curry samoussas.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery De Meye

On the nose the pink wine of Winery De Meye. often reveals types of flavors of spices, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery De Meye

  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah

The word of the wine: Bitter

Normal for certain young red wines rich in tannin, bitterness is in other cases a defect due to a bacterial disease.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery De Meye

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

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.