The Winery Skoonuitsig of Western Cape

Winery Skoonuitsig
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.
It is ranked in the top 5655 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Skoonuitsig 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.

Top Winery Skoonuitsig wines

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

The top pink wines of Winery Skoonuitsig

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Skoonuitsig

How Winery Skoonuitsig wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fillet of beef with morels, grilled lamb shoulder with spices and honey or pheasant with mushrooms and tomatoes.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Skoonuitsig

  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 2.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Skoonuitsig.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinotage

Discovering the wine region of Western Cape

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.

The top white wines of Winery Skoonuitsig

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Skoonuitsig

How Winery Skoonuitsig wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of stuffed eggplant (with vegetables or mixed), sophie's tuna cake or magic cake cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Skoonuitsig

On the nose the white wine of Winery Skoonuitsig. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Skoonuitsig. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Skoonuitsig

  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.38/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.38/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.31/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.23/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.

The top red wines of Winery Skoonuitsig

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Skoonuitsig

How Winery Skoonuitsig wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of scottish haggis, lamb parmentine with eggplant and spices or shrimp and zucchini with curry and coconut milk.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Skoonuitsig

On the nose the red wine of Winery Skoonuitsig. often reveals types of flavors of oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Skoonuitsig. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Skoonuitsig

  • 2016With an average score of 3.42/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.27/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.19/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cinsault
  • Pinotage
  • Cinsaut
  • Shiraz/Syrah

The word of the wine: Broker

In the past, he was a sort of fraud control agent who had to watch over the quality of merchant wines (he could carry a sword!). His function has evolved towards expertise (it was the brokers who established the famous 1855 classification in Bordeaux) and today he puts the producer in contact with the merchant.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Skoonuitsig

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

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.