The Winery Sumaridge of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley of Western Cape

Winery Sumaridge
The winery offers 15 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 10 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Hemel-en-Aarde Valley in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Sumaridge is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 15 wines for sale in of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Sumaridge wines

Looking for the best Winery Sumaridge wines in Hemel-en-Aarde Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Sumaridge 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 Sumaridge wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Sumaridge

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Sumaridge

How Winery Sumaridge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spanish stew (cocido), pastasotto pepper merguez (risotto style pasta) or duck breast with pepper sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Sumaridge

On the nose the red wine of Winery Sumaridge. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, microbio or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Sumaridge. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Sumaridge

  • 2012With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.94/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinotage
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley

The wine region of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley is located in the region of Walker Bay of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Restless River or the Domaine Restless River produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, tangerine or butterscotch and sometimes also flavors of beeswax, quince or wax.

In the mouth of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 25 estates and châteaux in the of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, producing 83 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry.

The top white wines of Winery Sumaridge

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Sumaridge

How Winery Sumaridge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pasta carbonara, braids of sole and salmon with morels or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Sumaridge

On the nose the white wine of Winery Sumaridge. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Sumaridge. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Sumaridge

  • 2014With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.95/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

The top pink wines of Winery Sumaridge

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Sumaridge

How Winery Sumaridge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tenderloin wellington, pork cheeks confit in cider or giant paella cooked on a wood fire.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Sumaridge

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Sumaridge. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Sumaridge

  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.44/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.20/5

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec
  • Merlot

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Sumaridge

Planning a wine route in the of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Sumaridge.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.