The Winery Fleur du Cap of Western Cape

Winery Fleur du Cap - Merlot
The winery offers 37 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This estate is part of the Distell.
It is ranked in the top 504 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Fleur du Cap is one of the best wineries to follow in Western Cape.. It offers 37 wines for sale in of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Fleur du Cap wines

Looking for the best Winery Fleur du Cap wines in Western Cape among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Fleur du Cap 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 Fleur du Cap wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Fleur du Cap

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Fleur du Cap

How Winery Fleur du Cap wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables and madeira sauce, shoulder of lamb with a spoon or veal fillet stroganoff.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Fleur du Cap

On the nose the red wine of Winery Fleur du Cap. often reveals types of flavors of cream, prune or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of strawberries, coffee or licorice. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Fleur du Cap. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Fleur du Cap

  • 1994With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1986With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 1988With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 1989With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 1997With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 1999With an average score of 3.98/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Fleur du Cap.

  • Pinotage
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cinsault
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Western Cape

The Western Cape is home to the vast majority of the South African wine industry, and the country's two most famous wine regions, Stellenbosch and Paarl. The city of Cape Town serves as the epicenter of the Cape Winelands, a mountainous, biologically diverse area in the south-western corner of the African continent. A wide variety of wines are produced here. Wines from the Shiraz and Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

The Western Cape's Elegant, ageworthy Cabernet Sauvignon wines and Bordeaux Blends were at the vanguard as exports recommenced in the mid-1990s, while Burgundy-style Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Walker Bay are gaining global acclaim, and cool-climate style Sauvignon Blanc from Darling and Overberg is rivaling that made in any other New World country. The Western Cape's wine regions stretch 300 kilomers (185 miles) from Cape Town to the Mouth of the Olifants River in the North, and 360km (220 miles) to Mossel Bay in the east. Areas under Vine are rarely more than 160km (100 miles) from the coast. Further inland, the influence of the semi-arid Great Karoo Desert takes over.

The climate can be cool and rainy (as in Cape Point and Walker Bay) but is more often than not Mediterranean in nature. The Western Cape is littered with spectacular mountain ranges that form the Cape Fold belt. These are extremely important for viticulture across the whole region, contributing soils and mesoclimates ideal for the production of premium wines. Of particular importance are the Boland Mountains, which form the eastern border of the Coastal Region, and the Langeberg range, which separates the Breede River Valley from the Klein Karoo semi-desert.

The top white wines of Winery Fleur du Cap

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Fleur du Cap

How Winery Fleur du Cap wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of monkfish tail with coconut milk and curry, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or vegetarian lasagne with goat cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Fleur du Cap

On the nose the white wine of Winery Fleur du Cap. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, microbio or cheese and sometimes also flavors of pear, apples or oaky. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Fleur du Cap. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Fleur du Cap

  • 2009With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.53/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Fleur du Cap.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Viognier
  • Sémillon

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Fleur du Cap

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Fleur du Cap

How Winery Fleur du Cap wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison), shellfish or poultry such as recipes of marinated duck with honey and five spices, fish and shrimp curry or stuffed eggplant (with vegetables or mixed).

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Fleur du Cap

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Fleur du Cap. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Fleur du Cap

  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Fleur du Cap.

  • Pinotage
  • Chenin Blanc

The word of the wine: Amber

(1) A colour close to amber, sometimes taken on by white wines aged for a long time, or by oxidising prematurely. (2) A term used on the label to designate white Rivesaltes aged for at least thirty months in an oxidizing environment.

The top sweet wines of Winery Fleur du Cap

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Fleur du Cap

How Winery Fleur du Cap wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of adapted vietnamese fondue, lamb shoulder cooked for 5 hours or blue cord.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Fleur du Cap

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Fleur du Cap. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Fleur du Cap

  • 2006With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Fleur du Cap.

  • Moscatel de Alejandría
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Chardonnay
  • Merlot
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Fleur du Cap

Planning a wine route in the of Western Cape? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Fleur du Cap.

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Sémillon blanc 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. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Fleur du Cap and wines from the region

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Major Champagne merger for Nicolas Feuillatte to go ahead

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The word of the wine: Amber

(1) A colour close to amber, sometimes taken on by white wines aged for a long time, or by oxidising prematurely. (2) A term used on the label to designate white Rivesaltes aged for at least thirty months in an oxidizing environment.