The Winery Gravel Junction of Paarl of Western Cape

Winery Gravel Junction
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.1.
It is ranked in the top 1332 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Paarl in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Gravel Junction is one of the best wineries to follow in Paarl.. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Paarl to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Gravel Junction wines

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

The top pink wines of Winery Gravel Junction

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Gravel Junction

How Winery Gravel Junction wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Discovering the wine region of Paarl

The wine region of Paarl is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vilafonté or the Domaine La Motte Wine Estate produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Paarl are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Paarl often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, prune or eucalyptus and sometimes also flavors of mocha, cranberry or strawberries.

In the mouth of Paarl is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 187 estates and châteaux in the of Paarl, producing 982 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Paarl go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Winery Gravel Junction

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Gravel Junction

How Winery Gravel Junction wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Gravel Junction

  • 2015With an average score of 3.00/5

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 white wines of Winery Gravel Junction

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Gravel Junction

How Winery Gravel Junction wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of magic marinade (for shrimps, scallops, fish...), seafood gratin, quick and tasty! or apple pie.

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

  • Chenin Blanc

The word of the wine: Stave

A slat of wood that makes up the barrel.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Gravel Junction

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

Discover the grape variety: Fleurtai

Interspecific cross between Sauvignonasse and Kozma 20-3 obtained in 2002 at the University and Institute of Applied Genetics of Udine (Italy), which is also the case for Soreli.

News about Winery Gravel Junction and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Stave

A slat of wood that makes up the barrel.