The Winery Meerestein of Western Cape

Winery Meerestein - Cabernet - Merlot
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 4183 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Meerestein is one of the best wineries to follow in Western Cape.. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Meerestein wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Meerestein

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Meerestein

How Winery Meerestein wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of oxtail and carrot stew, pastasotto pepper merguez (risotto style pasta) or duck legs with honey and orange.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Meerestein

On the nose the red wine of Winery Meerestein. 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 Winery Meerestein. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Meerestein

  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.39/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.00/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Mourvedre
  • Shiraz/Syrah

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 white wines of Winery Meerestein

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Meerestein

How Winery Meerestein wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of quick brioche sausage, papillotes of swordfish with curry or stuffed pumpkin.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Meerestein

On the nose the white wine of Winery Meerestein. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Meerestein. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Meerestein

  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

The top pink wines of Winery Meerestein

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Meerestein

How Winery Meerestein wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Meerestein

  • 2016With an average score of 2.90/5

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

  • Cinsault

The word of the wine: New wine

Wine of the year, fruity and easy to drink. Beaujolais Nouveau is not the only one in this category, the Côtes-du-Rhône, Touraine and Gaillac appellations also produce new wines.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Meerestein

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 Meerestein.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Meerestein and wines from the region

Decanter’s Regional Editors pick out their top wines for Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC

In the first part of this series, see the wines that the Decanter editorial team is most excited about tasting at the Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC on Saturday 18th June 2022. Amy Wislocki – Decanter Magazine Editor Cape Landing Blackwood Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River 2019 At the end of every year at Decanter, we organise a ‘Wines of the Year‘ tasting. We ask our key contributors and editorial staff to pick out the wines that most impressed them during the year just gon ...

Canada’s Okanagan Valley approves six new sub-appellations

Canada’s western province of British Columbia (BC), has approved six new sub-appellations for its most famous wine-growing region of Okanagan Valley. The Okanagan Valley is BC’s largest appellation – called Geographical Indications (GIs) in Canada. And from a standing start in 2015, it now has 11 sub-GIs following the recent ratification. The six new sub-GIs are: Summerland Valleys, Summerland Lakefront, Summerland Bench, East Kelowna Slopes, South Kelowna Slopes and Lake Country. They are now l ...

Old Vine Charter: Perth’s Swan Valley to preserve historic vines

Old vines from Western Australia’s Swan Valley will be protected in the soon-to-be launched Swan Valley Old Vine Charter (OVC). More than 20 wineries from this historic region, a 30-minute drive from the state capital of Perth, are participating. The programme will see grapevines from 35 to 125 years of age registered and preserved. Participating wineries include Talijancich Wines, Nikola Estate, John Kosovich Wines, Mandoon Estate and Sandalford Wines. While the vines are predominantly Shiraz, ...

The word of the wine: New wine

Wine of the year, fruity and easy to drink. Beaujolais Nouveau is not the only one in this category, the Côtes-du-Rhône, Touraine and Gaillac appellations also produce new wines.