The Winery Frater of Paarl of Western Cape | Winedexer

Winery Frater
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
This estate is part of the Frater Family Wines.
It is ranked in the top 449 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Paarl in the region of Western Cape

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

Top Winery Frater wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Frater

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Frater

How Winery Frater 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, blanquette of lamb or garlic shrimp.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Frater

On the nose the red wine of Winery Frater. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Frater

  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.66/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Petit Verdot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Paarl

South African star at the foot of the granite rock (60 km north of Cape Town): Shiraz reigns in reds — powerful and sun-soaked with notes of blackberry, plum, black pepper, spices and a smoky touch, sturdy tannins. Structured Cabernet and Pinotage complement. Chenin Blanc king of whites — ample and lively with notes of honey, yellow fruit, candied citrus and white flowers, age-worthy acidity. Renowned Rhône-style blends.

Hot, dry Mediterranean climate, granite on slopes and sandstone below.

The top white wines of Winery Frater

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Frater

How Winery Frater wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of sauté of pork with cider, rabbit with goat cheese and mint or leek and tuna pie.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Frater

On the nose the white wine of Winery Frater. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Frater. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Frater

  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier
  • Pinotage

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.

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Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Dark, full-bodied reds with tight tannins and inky colour, showing aromas of blackberry, violet, gentle spice, liquorice and mentholated balsamic notes. Contributes colour, structure and aromatic freshness to great Médoc blends (Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases) where it remains a minority. Also vinified as a single variety in Spain (La Mancha), California, Australia and Argentina. A late-ripening Bordeaux variety.