The Winery Windmeul Kelder Cellar of Paarl of Western Cape

Winery Windmeul Kelder Cellar
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 18 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Paarl in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Windmeul Kelder Cellar is one of the world's great estates. It offers 26 wines for sale in of Paarl to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Windmeul Kelder Cellar wines

Looking for the best Winery Windmeul Kelder Cellar wines in Paarl among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Windmeul Kelder Cellar 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 Windmeul Kelder Cellar wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Windmeul Kelder Cellar

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Windmeul Kelder Cellar

How Winery Windmeul Kelder Cellar wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of spaghetti with beef balls, leg of lamb with spices or home-made coq au vin.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Windmeul Kelder Cellar

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Windmeul Kelder Cellar

  • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.82/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Windmeul Kelder Cellar.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Pinotage
  • Petit Verdot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Paarl

South African star at the foot of the granite rock (60 km north of Cape Town): Shiraz reigns in reds — powerful and sun-soaked with notes of blackberry, plum, black pepper, spices and a smoky touch, sturdy tannins. Structured Cabernet and Pinotage complement. Chenin Blanc king of whites — ample and lively with notes of honey, yellow fruit, candied citrus and white flowers, age-worthy acidity. Renowned Rhône-style blends.

Hot, dry Mediterranean climate, granite on slopes and sandstone below.

The top white wines of Winery Windmeul Kelder Cellar

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Windmeul Kelder Cellar

How Winery Windmeul Kelder Cellar wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of beef carrots, salmon and leek gratin or broccoli and blue cheese quiche without pastry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Windmeul Kelder Cellar

On the nose the white wine of Winery Windmeul Kelder Cellar. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, citrus fruit or earth. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Windmeul Kelder Cellar. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Windmeul Kelder Cellar

  • 2019With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.65/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Windmeul Kelder Cellar.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Windmeul Kelder Cellar

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Windmeul Kelder Cellar

How Winery Windmeul Kelder Cellar wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef stew, pasta with merguez or samoussa 3 reunionese cheeses.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Windmeul Kelder Cellar

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Windmeul Kelder Cellar. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Windmeul Kelder Cellar

  • 0With an average score of 3.63/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Windmeul Kelder Cellar.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinotage

The word of the wine: Primeur

Said of wines from the last vintage and, by extension, wines of the year, fruity and easy-drinking, put on sale on the third Thursday in November. The AOC regulations specify that a wine is said to be primeur if it is bottled before the spring, and nouveau if it is bottled before the following harvest. Beaujolais Nouveau is therefore a vin primeur.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Windmeul Kelder Cellar

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Windmeul Kelder Cellar

How Winery Windmeul Kelder Cellar wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Windmeul Kelder Cellar.

  • Ruby Cabernet

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Dark, full-bodied reds with tight tannins and inky colour, showing aromas of blackberry, violet, gentle spice, liquorice and mentholated balsamic notes. Contributes colour, structure and aromatic freshness to great Médoc blends (Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases) where it remains a minority. Also vinified as a single variety in Spain (La Mancha), California, Australia and Argentina. A late-ripening Bordeaux variety.

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Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.