The Winery Karusa of Klein Karoo of Western Cape

Winery Karusa
The winery offers 28 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 11 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Klein Karoo in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Karusa is one of the world's great estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in of Klein Karoo to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Karusa wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Karusa

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Karusa

How Winery Karusa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of chicken, beef and lamb couscous (morocco), douez battata with cardoons (moroccan lamb stew) or chicken curry and onions.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Karusa

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Karusa

  • 2014With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.71/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre
  • Pinotage
  • Grenache
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Viognier

Discovering the wine region of Klein Karoo

The wine region of Klein Karoo is located in the region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Joubert Tradauw or the Domaine Karusa produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Klein Karoo are Viognier, Chardonnay and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Klein Karoo often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

In the mouth of Klein Karoo is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 8 estates and châteaux in the of Klein Karoo, producing 34 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Klein Karoo go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Karusa

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Karusa

How Winery Karusa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of potjevlesch (northern france), quick brioche sausage or wild boar, roe deer or doe leg.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Karusa

  • 0With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The top white wines of Winery Karusa

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Karusa

How Winery Karusa 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 barbecued filet mignon, boar in civet or salmon carpaccio with pink berries and shallots.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Karusa

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Karusa

  • 2018With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Viognier
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Muscat Blanc

The word of the wine: Leaf removal

Operation that consists in removing the leaves that form a screen between the sun and the grape.

The top pink wines of Winery Karusa

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Karusa

How Winery Karusa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of roast beef casserole or spinach cannelloni.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Karusa

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Karusa. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Karusa

  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Grenache

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Karusa

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

Discover the grape variety: White muscat

White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.