The Winery The Oaks of Greyton of Western Cape

Winery The Oaks - Private Reserve Nguni Shiraz
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Western Cape.
It is located in Greyton in the region of Western Cape

The Winery The Oaks is one of the best wineries to follow in Greyton.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Greyton to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery The Oaks wines

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

The top red wines of Winery The Oaks

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery The Oaks

How Winery The Oaks wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of slow-cooked fillet of beef, oriental lamb skewers or alice's rabbit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery The Oaks

In the mouth the red wine of Winery The Oaks. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery The Oaks

  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Greyton

The wine region of Greyton is located in the region of Overberg of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Lismore or the Domaine The Oaks produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Greyton are Viognier, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Greyton often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

In the mouth of Greyton is a powerful. We currently count 2 estates and châteaux in the of Greyton, producing 2 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Greyton go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food.

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Discover the grape variety: Tannat

Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.

News about Winery The Oaks and wines from the region

Whisky aged in native oak  

Whisky is emphatically a product of place. The flavours in the glass conjure images of the spirit’s origin, from an Islay malt’s distinctive peat smoke to the exotic perfume of a Japanese blend. Traditionally, however, that local accent is lost when spirit is filled into cask. The vast majority of Scotch malts and blends, for example, are matured in oak sourced from thousands of miles away, and previously used to age bourbon or Sherry. Some whiskies might venture into more exotic territory. Thin ...

New Oregon wine appellation ‘Mount Pisgah’ is created

Oregon has got a 23rd AVA after ‘Mount Pisgah, Polk County, Oregon’ was created this month following approval from the US Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. Lying around 15 miles west of Salem, the new appellation zone sits within the broader Willamette Valley AVA. Its lengthy official name was created to prevent confusion with another Mount Pisgah, in Lane County. Morgen McLaughlin, executive director of the Willamette Valley Wineries Association, said it was an exciting development: ‘Th ...

Walls’ hidden gems: Mas de Libian, Ardèche

Our feet crunched through layers of dry oak leaves as we climbed a pebbly path towards the vineyards behind the farmhouse. Roots go deep here. Not just the tall oaks and squat vines, but families too. I walked the vineyards at Mas de Libian with Hélène Thibon, but it was her father Jean-Pierre that greeted me when I arrived. Hélène’s sister Catherine was out front with Bambi the horse, ploughing the sandier plots. Later, we tasted in the winery with Hélène’s son Aurélien. Three generations of a ...

The word of the wine: Delicate

Said of a wine that is fine and subtle in the mouth.

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