The Winery Thistle & Weed of Stellenbosch of Western Cape

Winery Thistle & Weed - Brandnetel Chenin Blanc
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is ranked in the top 80 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Thistle & Weed is one of the world's great estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Thistle & Weed wines

Looking for the best Winery Thistle & Weed wines in Stellenbosch among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Thistle & Weed 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 Thistle & Weed wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Thistle & Weed

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Thistle & Weed

How Winery Thistle & Weed wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of my chef's pot, banh mi sandwich or whiting fillets with pepper cream.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Thistle & Weed

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Thistle & Weed

  • 2017With an average score of 4.32/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Thistle & Weed.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Verdelho

Discovering the wine region of Stellenbosch

The wine region of Stellenbosch is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. We currently count 582 estates and châteaux in the of Stellenbosch, producing 3443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Stellenbosch go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top red wines of Winery Thistle & Weed

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Thistle & Weed

How Winery Thistle & Weed wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of homemade beef stew, ramadan berber soup (harira) or ham and cheese macaroni gratin.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Thistle & Weed

On the nose the red wine of Winery Thistle & Weed. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Thistle & Weed

  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Thistle & Weed.

  • Tempranillo
  • Alicante Bouschet

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Thistle & Weed

Planning a wine route in the of Stellenbosch? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Thistle & Weed.

Discover the grape variety: Verdelho

The white Verdelho is a grape variety that originated in Portugal. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of medium size. The white Verdelho can be found cultivated in these vineyards: Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, South West.

News about Winery Thistle & Weed and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Residual sugars

Sugars not transformed into alcohol and naturally present in the wine. The perception of residual sugars is conditioned by the acidity of the wine. The more acidic the wine is, the less sweet it will seem, given the same amount of sugar.