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 sautéed pork with pineapple, lamb mice confit in port wine or sauté of veal with olives (corsica).

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
  • 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

The Western Cape is home to the vast majority of the South African wine industry, and the country's two most famous wine regions, Stellenbosch and Paarl. The city of Cape Town serves as the epicenter of the Cape Winelands, a mountainous, biologically diverse area in the south-western corner of the African continent. A wide variety of wines are produced here. Wines from the Shiraz and Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

The Western Cape's Elegant, ageworthy Cabernet Sauvignon wines and Bordeaux Blends were at the vanguard as exports recommenced in the mid-1990s, while Burgundy-style Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Walker Bay are gaining global acclaim, and cool-climate style Sauvignon Blanc from Darling and Overberg is rivaling that made in any other New World country. The Western Cape's wine regions stretch 300 kilomers (185 miles) from Cape Town to the Mouth of the Olifants River in the North, and 360km (220 miles) to Mossel Bay in the east. Areas under Vine are rarely more than 160km (100 miles) from the coast. Further inland, the influence of the semi-arid Great Karoo Desert takes over.

The climate can be cool and rainy (as in Cape Point and Walker Bay) but is more often than not Mediterranean in nature. The Western Cape is littered with spectacular mountain ranges that form the Cape Fold belt. These are extremely important for viticulture across the whole region, contributing soils and mesoclimates ideal for the production of premium wines. Of particular importance are the Boland Mountains, which form the eastern border of the Coastal Region, and the Langeberg range, which separates the Breede River Valley from the Klein Karoo semi-desert.

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 veal cutlets parmigiana, pork stew with bacon and cream or chicken waterzooi à la gantoise.

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.

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 traditional tunisian couscous, nanie's diced ham quiche or brick with goat cheese, ham, tomato and parsley (light).

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

  • 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: Shoulder

The upper part of the bottle located at the base of the shoulder-shaped neck.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Val de Vie

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 Val de Vie.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

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The word of the wine: Shoulder

The upper part of the bottle located at the base of the shoulder-shaped neck.