The Winery Ses'fikile of Swartland of Western Cape

Winery Ses'fikile
The winery offers 12 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 537 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Swartland in the region of Western Cape
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The Winery Ses'fikile is one of the best wineries to follow in Swartland.. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Swartland to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Ses'fikile wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Ses'fikile

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Ses'fikile

How Winery Ses'fikile wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of savoyard matafans, lamb tagine with vegetables and sweet potatoes or rabbit with cider and apples.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Ses'fikile

On the nose the red wine of Winery Ses'fikile. often reveals types of flavors of spices, black fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Ses'fikile

  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Ses'fikile.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cinsault

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 Ses'fikile

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Ses'fikile

How Winery Ses'fikile wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of catalan zarzuela, couscous from the sea or the coughing cat's apple crumble.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Ses'fikile

On the nose the white wine of Winery Ses'fikile. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Ses'fikile

  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Ses'fikile.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Roussanne
  • Sauvignon Blanc

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Ses'fikile

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 Ses'fikile.

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.

News about Winery Ses'fikile and wines from the region

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 ...

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 ...

What the Decanter team is drinking this Christmas

Tina Gellie, Content Manager and Regional Editor (Australia, South Africa, New Zealand & Canada) It was a big year of Decanter travel for me, heading to Napa and New York in June, South Africa in October and most recently a week each in Margaret River and South Australia. These trips have formed the basis of my festive selections. Christmas lunch on North Stradbroke Island (reunited with my family after four years, no thanks to Covid) always starts with oysters, followed by a bucket of prawn ...

The word of the wine: Pinot meunier

Cultivated in the 19th century in all the northern vineyards, this black grape variety has largely regressed since. Very present in the Marne valley, it constitutes a third of the vineyards in Champagne, alongside pinot noir and chardonnay with which it is often blended. It brings roundness and red and yellow fruit aromas to champagnes. Pinot meunier is also the dominant grape variety in red and rosé wines in the Orleans AOC and the rare Touraine-Noble-Joué, a grey wine. Syn.: meunier.