The Winery Kumala of Western Cape

Winery Kumala
The winery offers 75 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This estate is part of the Accolade Wines.
It is ranked in the top 1530 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Kumala is one of the best wineries to follow in Western Cape.. It offers 75 wines for sale in of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Kumala wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Kumala

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Kumala

How Winery Kumala wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork chops with potatoes, douez battata with cardoons (moroccan lamb stew) or duck breast with peaches and spices.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Kumala

On the nose the red wine of Winery Kumala. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, earthy or blackberry. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Kumala. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Kumala

  • 2018With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.49/5

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

  • Pinotage
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Ruby Cabernet
  • Cinsault

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 pink wines of Winery Kumala

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Kumala

How Winery Kumala wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce, lamb confit with new potatoes or wild boar bourguignon.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Kumala

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Kumala. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, watermelon or red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Kumala

  • 2016With an average score of 3.59/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.46/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.28/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.10/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinotage
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Muscatel
  • Cinsault

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.

The top white wines of Winery Kumala

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Kumala

How Winery Kumala wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of quick paella, cambodian amok or monkfish tail with coconut milk and curry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Kumala

On the nose the white wine of Winery Kumala. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, grapefruit or oaky and sometimes also flavors of tropical, citrus or apples. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Kumala. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Kumala

  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.46/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Colombard
  • Muscat Blanc

The word of the wine: Free-run wine

The free-run wine is the wine that flows out of the vat by gravity at the time of running off. The marc soaked in wine is then pressed to extract a rich and tannic wine. Free-run wine and press wine are then aged separately and eventually blended by the winemaker in proportions defined according to the type of wine being made.

The top sweet wines of Winery Kumala

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Kumala

How Winery Kumala wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of pizza cone, pumpkin and tuna gratin or chipirons / squids with tomato (basque country).

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Kumala

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Kumala. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Kumala

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.43/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Kumala.

  • Ruby Cabernet
  • Cinsaut
  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Muscat Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Colombard

Colombard is one of the oldest grape varieties in the Charentes. This golden white grape variety is a cross between Chenin and Gouais. The young leaves of colombard are yellow with bronze patches. The adult leaves may be three-lobed or whole, depending on the variety. Its branches are cottony. The bunches of this variety are thick and cylindrical. Its elliptical berries are medium-sized. They change color until they ripen, ranging from greenish white to golden yellow. Colombard is associated with an average budding. It is particularly susceptible to leafhoppers, grape worms, mites, mildew, powdery mildew and gray mold. It is also sensitive to water stress, but is not very sensitive to wind. It ripens late in the second half of the year. There are a dozen approved clones of Colombard, the best known of which are 608, 607 and 606. This variety produces a full-bodied, fine white wine. Aromas of lime, nectarine, boxwood, citrus and exotic fruits are released.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Kumala

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 Kumala.

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.