The Winery Mensa of Western Cape

Winery Mensa
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
This estate is part of the Overhex Wines.
It is ranked in the top 635 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Mensa is one of the best wineries to follow in Western Cape.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Mensa wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Mensa

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Mensa

How Winery Mensa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, shellfish or poultry such as recipes of milanese escalope (italy), spanish paella or chicken tagine with lemon confit (marrakech style).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Mensa

On the nose the white wine of Winery Mensa. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus or apples and sometimes also flavors of minerality, apricot or pear. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Mensa. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Mensa

  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Western Cape

Cradle of South African wine. Signature Chenin Blanc (Steen, 20%) in ample, fresh whites with notes of quince, yellow apple, honey and acacia flower, from crisp dry to sweet. Sharp, iodised Sauvignon Blanc (Walker Bay, Constantia), balanced Chardonnay. Reds: emblematic Pinotage with roasted aromas (coffee, plum, smoke), firm Cabernet Sauvignon, spicy Syrah.

Fine Pinot Noir on the coast. Mediterranean climate cooled by the Cape Doctor, ~80% of the country's production.

The top red wines of Winery Mensa

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Mensa

How Winery Mensa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of pot-au-feu, oriental lamb skewers or chicken with rice for cookeo robot.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Mensa

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Mensa

  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.78/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Malbec

Discover the grape variety: Pinot grigio

Crisp, light dry whites with a pale, sometimes copper-tinged robe, slender palate and fresh acidity, showing delicate aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), green apple, pear, white flowers, almond and mineral notes. Refreshing profile. Absolute star of northern Italy: Pinot Grigio delle Venezie DOC, Friuli Colli Orientali DOC, Alto Adige DOC and Trentino DOC. Italian synonym for Burgundy's pinot gris (grey mutation of pinot noir), one of Italy's most exported whites.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Mensa

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Mensa

How Winery Mensa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast pork with onions and honey, ham croquette with purée or duck legs with cider and small onions.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Mensa

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Mensa. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, citrus fruit or red fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Mensa

  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Mensa.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Cord

Management of trellised vines.

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Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

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.