The Winery Mitre's Edge of Paarl of Western Cape

Winery Mitre's Edge
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 5 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Paarl in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Mitre's Edge is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Paarl to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Mitre's Edge wines

Looking for the best Winery Mitre's Edge wines in Paarl among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Mitre's Edge 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 Mitre's Edge wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Mitre's Edge

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Mitre's Edge

How Winery Mitre's Edge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of baked marrow bones, rack of lamb with antiboise sauce or fillet of venison.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Mitre's Edge

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Mitre's Edge

  • 2012With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.26/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.07/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Mitre's Edge.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot
  • Cinsaut
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Paarl

The wine region of Paarl is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vilafonté or the Domaine La Motte Wine Estate produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Paarl are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Paarl often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, prune or eucalyptus and sometimes also flavors of mocha, cranberry or strawberries.

In the mouth of Paarl is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 187 estates and châteaux in the of Paarl, producing 982 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Paarl go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Winery Mitre's Edge

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Mitre's Edge

How Winery Mitre's Edge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of chicken and shrimp jambalaya, mussels with curry or back of cod with courgette tagliatelle.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Mitre's Edge

On the nose the white wine of Winery Mitre's Edge. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Mitre's Edge. is a .

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Mitre's Edge

  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.58/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Mitre's Edge.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Viognier

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Mitre's Edge

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Mitre's Edge

How Winery Mitre's Edge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of american style beef marinade, makrouna salsa (tunisian pastry) or cake with smoked bacon, prunes and comté cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Mitre's Edge

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Mitre's Edge. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Mitre's Edge

  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Mitre's Edge.

  • Malbec

The word of the wine: Trimming

A vineyard operation consisting of pruning the upper part of the branches after lifting, either manually or using a trimming machine attached to a high-clearance tractor.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Mitre's Edge

Planning a wine route in the of Paarl? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Mitre's Edge.

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.

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The word of the wine: Trimming

A vineyard operation consisting of pruning the upper part of the branches after lifting, either manually or using a trimming machine attached to a high-clearance tractor.