The Meerendal Wine Estate is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 51 wines for sale in of Cape Town to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Meerendal Wine Estate wines in Cape Town among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Meerendal Wine Estate 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 Meerendal Wine Estate wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Meerendal Wine Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of dombrés and pig tails, uzbek pilaf or rabbit leg in foil on the barbecue.
On the nose the red wine of Meerendal Wine Estate. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, microbio or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Meerendal Wine Estate. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
South African WO district created 2017 (Western Cape, merging Constantia, Durbanville, Hout Bay and Philadelphia): Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc white-king signatures — fresh, mineral profile with citrus, tropical fruit and herbaceous touch, chiselled acidity from Atlantic influence. Historic sweet Vin de Constance, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon red kings. ~30 wineries including Groot Constantia, Klein Constantia, Durbanville Hills.
How Meerendal Wine Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of roast beef in a crust (onions & mustard), veal blanquette burger or quiche without pastry.
On the nose the pink wine of Meerendal Wine Estate. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or red fruit.
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
How Meerendal Wine Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pork cheeks confit in cider, sea bream fillets with capers or summer tuna quiche.
On the nose the white wine of Meerendal Wine Estate. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, microbio or non oak. In the mouth the white wine of Meerendal Wine Estate. is a with a nice freshness.
It can last for several years. The bottles are stacked in the cellars and waited for the light and heat. The yeasts gradually give the wine compounds that enrich it. A long maturation is a guarantee of quality.
How Meerendal Wine Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of arroz de marisco, keftas tajine with eggs or cod crumble with coconut milk.
Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.
How Meerendal Wine Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of meatballs catalan style, guinea fowl with cabbage or deer jig.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Meerendal Wine Estate. often reveals types of flavors of tropical fruit.
Champagne made from black grapes (pinot noir and/or meunier) only.
Planning a wine route in the of Cape Town? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Meerendal Wine Estate.
Dark, full-bodied reds with tight tannins and inky colour, showing aromas of blackberry, violet, gentle spice, liquorice and mentholated balsamic notes. Contributes colour, structure and aromatic freshness to great Médoc blends (Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases) where it remains a minority. Also vinified as a single variety in Spain (La Mancha), California, Australia and Argentina. A late-ripening Bordeaux variety.
