The Winery Protea of Western Cape

Winery Protea
The winery offers 12 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This estate is part of the Anthonij Rupert Wines.
It is ranked in the top 2018 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Protea is one of the best wineries to follow in Western Cape.. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Protea wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Protea

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Protea

How Winery Protea wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of pasta al forno (baked pasta), lamb tagine with prunes and dried fruits or orloff roast.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Protea

On the nose the red wine of Winery Protea. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cocoa or tobacco and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, coffee or leather. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Protea. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Protea

  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.45/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Viognier
  • Mourvedre

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 white wines of Winery Protea

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Protea

How Winery Protea wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of chipirons / squids with tomato (basque country), lamb kebab or cambodian amok.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Protea

On the nose the white wine of Winery Protea. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, tree fruit or straw and sometimes also flavors of passion fruit, guava or baked apple. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Protea. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Protea

  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.55/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Sauvignon Blanc

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Protea

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Protea

How Winery Protea wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of marinated shrimp skewers with garlic, lamb with masalé sauce and rice or colombian lentils.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Protea

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Protea. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Protea

  • 2015With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Protea.

  • Mourvedre
  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cinsaut
  • Cinsault

The word of the wine: ODG

Organisation for the defence and management of wine, set up following the reform of the "syndicats de crus". The ODG is the collective organisation responsible for the defence and management of a product under an official sign of identification and quality and between wine appellations.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Protea

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 Protea.

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. 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. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Protea and wines from the region

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An overview of Mâcon plus a geographical denomination appellation

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An overview of the Rully appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Rully. Situated at the end of the Côte de Beaune region, it marks the begining of the côte chalonnaise with such a diversity of landscapes. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogne-wines ...

The word of the wine: ODG

Organisation for the defence and management of wine, set up following the reform of the "syndicats de crus". The ODG is the collective organisation responsible for the defence and management of a product under an official sign of identification and quality and between wine appellations.