The Winery Org de Rac of Swartland of Western Cape

Winery Org de Rac
The winery offers 25 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 43 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Swartland in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Org de Rac is one of the world's great estates. It offers 25 wines for sale in of Swartland to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Org de Rac wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Org de Rac

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Org de Rac

How Winery Org de Rac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sweet and sour turkish dumpling soup (eksili köfte), lamb chops with spanish sauce or duck legs with green olives.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Org de Rac

On the nose the red wine of Winery Org de Rac. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of coffee, plum or chocolate. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Org de Rac. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Org de Rac

  • 2013With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.52/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.49/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Org de Rac.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Verdelho

Discovering the wine region of Swartland

The wine region of Swartland is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sadie Family or the Domaine Sadie Family produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Swartland are Chenin blanc, Mourvèdre and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Swartland often reveals types of flavors of cherry, marmalade or cantaloupe and sometimes also flavors of chard, poire nashi or red cherry.

In the mouth of Swartland is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 192 estates and châteaux in the of Swartland, producing 832 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Swartland go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).

The top white wines of Winery Org de Rac

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Org de Rac

How Winery Org de Rac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of reblochon tartiflette, chinese fondue or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Org de Rac

On the nose the white wine of Winery Org de Rac. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, citrus or apples and sometimes also flavors of butter, vanilla or non oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Org de Rac. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Org de Rac

  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.59/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Org de Rac.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Roussanne
  • Verdelho
  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Verdelho

The white Verdelho is a grape variety that originated in Portugal. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of medium size. The white Verdelho can be found cultivated in these vineyards: Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, South West.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Org de Rac

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Org de Rac

How Winery Org de Rac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pasta carbonara almost like the real thing, baked mackerel or zucchini quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Org de Rac

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Org de Rac. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Org de Rac

  • 2011With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Org de Rac.

  • Chardonnay

The word of the wine: Phenolic ripeness

A distinction is made between the ripeness of sugars and acids and the ripeness of tannins and other compounds such as anthocyanins and tannins, which will bring structure and colour. Grapes can be measured at 13° potential without having reached this phenolic maturity. Vinified at this stage, they will give hard, astringent wines, without charm.

The top pink wines of Winery Org de Rac

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Org de Rac

How Winery Org de Rac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of cabri en colombo with creole sauce or pizza of the south west : duck breast, roquefort.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Org de Rac

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Org de Rac. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Org de Rac

  • 0With an average score of 2.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Org de Rac.

  • Merlot
  • Mourvedre

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Org de Rac

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Org de Rac

How Winery Org de Rac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of barbecue burger, rack of lamb with antiboise sauce or express chicken skewers with spices.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Org de Rac

  • 0With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Org de Rac.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

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

Champagne made only from the Chardonnay grape. The expression has been somewhat overused by the intensive use made of it by certain large distributors of white table wines (or sparkling wines) who were thus seeking to promote their product.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Org de Rac

Planning a wine route in the of Swartland? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Org de Rac.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.