The Winery Meerhof of Swartland of Western Cape

Winery Meerhof
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 441 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Swartland in the region of Western Cape
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The Winery Meerhof is one of the best wineries to follow in Swartland.. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Swartland to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Meerhof wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Meerhof

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Meerhof

How Winery Meerhof wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of navarin of lamb, lamb kleftiko (greek) or cajun jumbalaya rice.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Meerhof

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Meerhof

  • 2008With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.61/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinotage
  • Grenache

Discovering the wine region of Swartland

South African renaissance north of Cape Town: signature Chenin Blanc as king white (old bush vines) — full and mineral with notes of quince, honey, yellow fruits, toasted almond and a saline touch, noble texture and a refined finish. Signature Syrah as king red — spicy and fleshy with blackberry, raspberry, garrigue and pepper, fine tannins. Grenache and Cinsault complete it. Non-interventionist winemaking (whole bunch, old foudres).

Dry Mediterranean, granite and schist.

The top white wines of Winery Meerhof

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Meerhof

How Winery Meerhof wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of veal cutlets with savoy tomme, salmon and spinach lasagna or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Meerhof

On the nose the white wine of Winery Meerhof. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, vegetal or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Meerhof. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Meerhof

  • 0With an average score of 3.36/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.28/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Roussanne
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

Opulent, heady whites, rich and silky, with intense aromas of apricot, yellow peach, mango, violet, honeysuckle and musky, honeyed notes. Discreet acidity, creamy finish. Star of Condrieu AOC and Château-Grillet AOC, co-vinified in Côte-Rôtie with Syrah (up to 20%). Widely exported to California (Central Coast), Australia (Eden Valley) and Languedoc. A Rhône variety.

The top pink wines of Winery Meerhof

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Meerhof

How Winery Meerhof wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of baked lasagna or crumble with pumpkin, walnut and comté cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Meerhof

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Meerhof. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Meerhof

  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Grenache

The word of the wine: Blanc de noirs (champagne)

Champagne made from black grapes (pinot noir and/or meunier) only.

The top sweet wines of Winery Meerhof

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Meerhof

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

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Meerhof

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Meerhof. often reveals types of flavors of dried fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Meerhof

  • 0With an average score of 4.10/5

Discover the grape variety: Pinotage

Intensely coloured, structured reds with inky robe and firm tannins, with typical aromas of blackberry, black plum, roasted coffee, cocoa, banana and characteristic smoky notes. Made as powerful ageing reds and as more approachable fruity cuvées, sometimes as rosés. Absolute signature of South Africa (Stellenbosch, Swartland, Paarl). Cross of pinot noir × cinsault created in 1925 by Abraham Perold at Stellenbosch University.

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Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Supple, sun-drenched reds with a deep ruby robe, smooth tannins and moderate acidity, with intense aromas of ripe red fruit (strawberry, raspberry, candied cherry), garrigue (thyme, bay), white pepper, kirsch and soft spice. Ample, warm palate. Absolute pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC, Gigondas, Côtes-du-Rhône, Tavel rosé, Priorat DOQ, Rioja (as Garnacha) and star of naturally sweet wines (Banyuls, Maury, Rasteau). Autochthonous Mediterranean variety from Aragon.