The Winery Val de Vie of Western Cape

Winery Val de Vie
The winery offers 26 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 3974 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Western Cape
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The Winery Val de Vie is one of the best wineries to follow in Western Cape.. It offers 26 wines for sale in of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Val de Vie wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Val de Vie

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Val de Vie

How Winery Val de Vie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of pork chops with potatoes, grilled lamb shoulder with spices and honey or milanese escalope (italy).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Val de Vie

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Val de Vie

  • 2008With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Val de Vie.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot
  • Mourvedre
  • Carignan
  • Cinsaut
  • Grenache

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 pink wines of Winery Val de Vie

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Val de Vie

How Winery Val de Vie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of curried veal roulades, jambalaya (louisiana) or duck aiguillettes.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Val de Vie.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.

The top white wines of Winery Val de Vie

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Val de Vie

How Winery Val de Vie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of chicken chop suey, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Val de Vie

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Val de Vie. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Val de Vie

  • 0With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Val de Vie.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

The word of the wine: Full

A full, complete and harmonious wine, offering a great wealth of flavours.

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Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

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.