The Winery Sadie Family of Swartland of Western Cape

Winery Sadie Family - Soldaat (Die Ouwingerdreeks)
The winery offers 18 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Swartland in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Sadie Family is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 18 wines for sale in of Swartland to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Sadie Family wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Sadie Family

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Sadie Family

How Winery Sadie Family wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or lamb such as recipes of monkfish armorican style, walnut and roquefort tart or moroccan tagine with lamb and cardoons.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Sadie Family

On the nose the red wine of Winery Sadie Family. often reveals types of flavors of cream, jam or chocolate and sometimes also flavors of mocha, black fruits or cocoa.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Sadie Family

  • 2001With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.50/5

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

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre
  • Tinta Barroca
  • Carignan
  • Pinotage

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 Sadie Family

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Sadie Family

How Winery Sadie Family wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of giant paella cooked on a wood fire, fish fillets in papillotes or rice with milk.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Sadie Family

On the nose the white wine of Winery Sadie Family. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, lanolin or floral and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, wax or lime. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Sadie Family. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Sadie Family

  • 2019With an average score of 4.65/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.42/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.40/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Palomino
  • Muscat of Alexandria
  • Viognier
  • Grenache Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Colombard

Colombard is one of the oldest grape varieties in the Charentes. This golden white grape variety is a cross between Chenin and Gouais. The young leaves of colombard are yellow with bronze patches. The adult leaves may be three-lobed or whole, depending on the variety. Its branches are cottony. The bunches of this variety are thick and cylindrical. Its elliptical berries are medium-sized. They change color until they ripen, ranging from greenish white to golden yellow. Colombard is associated with an average budding. It is particularly susceptible to leafhoppers, grape worms, mites, mildew, powdery mildew and gray mold. It is also sensitive to water stress, but is not very sensitive to wind. It ripens late in the second half of the year. There are a dozen approved clones of Colombard, the best known of which are 608, 607 and 606. This variety produces a full-bodied, fine white wine. Aromas of lime, nectarine, boxwood, citrus and exotic fruits are released.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Sadie Family

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 Sadie Family.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Sadie Family and wines from the region

Palladius and Columella verticals: Eben Sadie’s Swartland flagships

The rapid rise of South Africa’s Swartland wine region over the past 20 years has been thrilling to watch. And arguably the most influential winemaker during this renaissance has – and continues to be – Eben Sadie. Sadie was in London recently for a vertical tasting of his flagship wines, the red blend Columella and white blend Palladius. He explained to a rapt audience of critics, buyers and sommeliers how his approach to winemaking has changed over the years, and revealed how he’s preparing fo ...

Palladius and Columella verticals: Eben Sadie’s Swartland flagships

The rapid rise of South Africa’s Swartland wine region over the past 20 years has been thrilling to watch. And arguably the most influential winemaker during this renaissance has – and continues to be – Eben Sadie. Sadie was in London recently for a vertical tasting of his flagship wines, the red blend Columella and white blend Palladius. He explained to a rapt audience of critics, buyers and sommeliers how his approach to winemaking has changed over the years, and revealed how he’s preparing fo ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

The word of the wine: Runoff

Failure of the vine flower to fertilize at the time of flowering, when the weather is too cold or rainy. Under these conditions, the vine will have few or no clusters.