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 stuffed beef rolls, mansaf, or jordanian lamb (jordan) or mahi mahi curry with coconut milk.

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
  • 2016With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5

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 veal chop normandy style, chinchards with white wine and grapes or duck baeckeoffe with christmas spices and dried fruits.

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

  • Pinot Noir

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.

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 pizza cone, roast duck in the oven or pan bagnat.

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
  • 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: Hat

Solid part (marc), composed of pips and skins (sometimes of the stalk), which forms at the top of the tank during fermentation. The pigeage consists in breaking this cap to put back in suspension these elements and to favour the exchanges between the juice and the skins.

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 ramen burger or crozets carbonara with beaufort cheese au gratin.

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

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

  • Grenache

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

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.

News about Winery Karusa and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Chardonnay

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Chardonnay, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgogne ...

The Irancy appellation seen by Nicolas Ferrari

Nicolas Ferrari, from Domaine Ferrari, explains how the Irancy Village appellation has been created over the years. He also reveal the ageing capacity of the appellation and invites us to be patient “ Our patience is always rewarded with an Irancy”. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Vinzelles

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Vinzelles, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

The word of the wine: Hat

Solid part (marc), composed of pips and skins (sometimes of the stalk), which forms at the top of the tank during fermentation. The pigeage consists in breaking this cap to put back in suspension these elements and to favour the exchanges between the juice and the skins.