The Winery Grande Provence Estate is one of the world's great estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Grande Provence Estate wines in Western Cape among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Grande Provence Estate 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 Grande Provence Estate wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Grande Provence Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of baked dumplings, baked cod portuguese style or quiche without pastry.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Grande Provence Estate. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, pineapple or cream and sometimes also flavors of oaky, citrus or apples. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Grande Provence Estate. is a with a nice freshness.
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.
How Winery Grande Provence Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of chinese fondue, rack of lamb in a salt crust or milanese escalope (italy).
On the nose the red wine of Winery Grande Provence Estate. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, oak or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Grande Provence Estate. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
How Winery Grande Provence Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of alsatian wine pie, pizza cone or auvergne potée.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Grande Provence Estate. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, red fruit.
White wines are obtained by fermentation of the juice after pressing. A pre-fermentation maceration is sometimes practiced to extract the aromatic substances from the skins. White wines are normally made from white grapes, but can also be made from red grapes (blanc de noirs). The grapes are then pressed as soon as they arrive at the vat house without maceration in order to prevent the colouring matter contained in the skins from "staining" the wine.
How Winery Grande Provence Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stuffed peppers, rack of lamb in a salt crust or duck baeckeoffe with christmas spices and dried fruits.
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Grande Provence Estate. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, red fruit.
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Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
