The Winery Umbala of Western Cape

Winery Umbala
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 4392 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Umbala 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 Umbala wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Umbala

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Umbala

How Winery Umbala wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of chicken and shrimp jambalaya, tuscan linguine or exotic fish gratin with three purées.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Umbala

On the nose the white wine of Winery Umbala. often reveals types of flavors of earth, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Umbala

  • 0With an average score of 3.33/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc

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 red wines of Winery Umbala

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Umbala

How Winery Umbala wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of boeuf en daube, duck breast with spices, roasted figs with honey and port or old-fashioned chicken in a pot.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Umbala

On the nose the red wine of Winery Umbala. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Umbala. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Umbala

  • 2008With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.49/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinotage
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Pinotage

Intensely coloured, structured reds with inky robe and firm tannins, with typical aromas of blackberry, black plum, roasted coffee, cocoa, banana and characteristic smoky notes. Made as powerful ageing reds and as more approachable fruity cuvées, sometimes as rosés. Absolute signature of South Africa (Stellenbosch, Swartland, Paarl). Cross of pinot noir × cinsault created in 1925 by Abraham Perold at Stellenbosch University.

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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.