The Maison of Western Cape

Maison
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 493 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Western Cape

The Maison is one of the best wineries to follow in Western Cape.. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Maison wines

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

The top white wines of Maison

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Maison

How Maison wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of stuffed peppers, irish stew or chicken risotto with curry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Maison

On the nose the white wine of Maison. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, tree fruit or spices. In the mouth the white wine of Maison. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Maison

  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.84/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Maison.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier

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 red wines of Maison

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Maison

How Maison wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue in hot pickle sauce, mouse of lamb with thyme or quinoa patties with courgettes and fresh goat cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Maison

On the nose the red wine of Maison. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Maison. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Maison

  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Maison.

  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top sweet wines of Maison

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Maison

How Maison wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of chinese fried shrimp ravioli, saka-saka or the coughing cat's apple crumble.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Maison

On the nose the sweet wine of Maison. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Maison

  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Maison.

  • Chenin Blanc

The word of the wine: Rosé (champagne)

Unique rosé wine made by blending white wine with a small amount of red Champagne. It is however possible to vinify the must directly into rosé.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Maison

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 Maison.

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.

News about Maison and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Montbellet

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-Montbellet, 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 availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

What style should one expect from a good Chablis by Debra MEIBURG

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In 80-second clip, Debra MEIBURG answers the question of an Internet user : what style should one expect from a good Chablis ? #Chablis #PureChablis ...

An overview of Saint-Véran appellation

Let’s have a look at Saint-Véran vineyard and discover the magnificent and very diverse landscapes of this appellation situated in the South of Bourgogne. Saint-Véran is one of the 5 Village appellations with Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Vinzelles, Pouilly-Loché and Viré-Clessé. Like them, it produces only white wines from the Chardonnay grape. What makes it special is that the vineyard is cut in two dinstinct parts by the vineyard of Pouilly-Fuissé. As anywhere else in the vineyard in Bourgogn ...

The word of the wine: Rosé (champagne)

Unique rosé wine made by blending white wine with a small amount of red Champagne. It is however possible to vinify the must directly into rosé.