The Winery Scali of Voor Paardeberg of Western Cape

Winery Scali
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Voor Paardeberg in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Scali is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Voor Paardeberg to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Scali wines

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

The top sparkling wines of Winery Scali

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Scali

How Winery Scali wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of shrimps with curry and coconut milk, whiting fillets with pepper cream or yoghurt cake.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Scali

  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Voor Paardeberg

The wine region of Voor Paardeberg is located in the region of Paarl of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vondeling Wines or the Domaine Scali produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Voor Paardeberg are Chenin blanc, Pinotage and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Voor Paardeberg often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit.

In the mouth of Voor Paardeberg is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 10 estates and châteaux in the of Voor Paardeberg, producing 40 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Voor Paardeberg go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry.

The top white wines of Winery Scali

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Scali

How Winery Scali wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of green lentils strasbourg style, rabbit with mushrooms or salmon and zucchini gratin.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Scali

On the nose the white wine of Winery Scali. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Scali

  • 2015With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Viognier
  • Roussanne
  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc

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.

The top red wines of Winery Scali

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Scali

How Winery Scali wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of feijoada ( portuguese cassoulet ), duck breast with balsamic vinegar or spit-roasted chicken.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Scali

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Scali

  • 2005With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.93/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Pinotage
  • Viognier

The word of the wine: Pigeage

Operation consisting of a vertical treading to push the cap of marc into the wine, which promotes extraction. Pigeage can be carried out mechanically with jacks that plunge into the vat. Traditionally, it is the men who go down into the vats and push the cap by trampling it.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Scali

Planning a wine route in the of Voor Paardeberg? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Scali.

Discover the grape variety: Roussanne

Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

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