The Winery Skaap is one of the best wineries to follow in Western Cape.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Skaap wines in Western Cape among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Skaap 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 Skaap wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Skaap wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of oxtail confit in red wine, brussels sprouts with bacon in a casserole or wild boar bourguignon.
Cradle of South African wine. Signature Chenin Blanc (Steen, 20%) in ample, fresh whites with notes of quince, yellow apple, honey and acacia flower, from crisp dry to sweet. Sharp, iodised Sauvignon Blanc (Walker Bay, Constantia), balanced Chardonnay. Reds: emblematic Pinotage with roasted aromas (coffee, plum, smoke), firm Cabernet Sauvignon, spicy Syrah.
Fine Pinot Noir on the coast. Mediterranean climate cooled by the Cape Doctor, ~80% of the country's production.
How Winery Skaap wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of cornish pasties, rack of lamb with antiboise sauce or rabbit socks in gibelotte.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Skaap. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Skaap. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
How Winery Skaap wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or veal such as recipes of fondue with broth, chicken waterzooi à la gantoise or home-made coq au vin.
In the traditional method, the operation aims to bring the deposits against the cork by the movement of the bottles placed on desks. The stirring can be manual or mechanical (using gyropalettes).
How Winery Skaap wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of pasta shells, quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo or vegetable spaghetti flan.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Skaap. often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Skaap. is a with a nice freshness.
Dark, full-bodied reds with tight tannins and inky colour, showing aromas of blackberry, violet, gentle spice, liquorice and mentholated balsamic notes. Contributes colour, structure and aromatic freshness to great Médoc blends (Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases) where it remains a minority. Also vinified as a single variety in Spain (La Mancha), California, Australia and Argentina. A late-ripening Bordeaux variety.
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Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
