Paarl is a town with 294,457 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is the largest town in the Cape Winelands. Due to the growth of the Mbekweni township, it is now a de facto urban unit with Wellington. It is situated about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of Cape Town in the Western Cape Province and is known for its scenic environment and viticulture and fruit-growing heritage.
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Paarl is an appellation in Western Cape, South Africa. We track 21 of its wines in stock at 10 shops, from 5 wine houses, from € 5.95; mostly white, red.
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Western Cape
- In our wines
- Chenin Blanc, Cinsault, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Viognier
- Styles
- White 10 · Red 8 · Sparkling 2 · Orange 1
- Prices
- from € 5.95 · median € 18.35 / 75 cl
Vintages
per year: wines in stock, prices, and the critics' scores the shops quote| Vintage | Wines | From | Median / 75 cl | Critics' score | Growing season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | – | – | – | – | warm +0.7 °C · 2,394 GDD · 117 % rain |
| 2025 | 3 | € 5.95 | € 17.60 | – | average +0.1 °C · 2,259 GDD · 86 % rain |
| 2024 | 2 | € 6.50 | € 14.73 | – | average +0.1 °C · 2,274 GDD · 72 % rain |
| 2023 | 4 | € 6.95 | € 20.27 | – | averagewetwet harvest −0.3 °C · 2,171 GDD · 160 % rain |
| 2022 | 3 | € 6.50 | € 17.26 | – | average −0.3 °C · 2,192 GDD · 114 % rain |
| 2021 | – | – | – | – | coolwet harvest −0.6 °C · 2,123 GDD · 108 % rain |
| 2020 | 1 | € 24.95 | € 24.95 | – | averagedry harvest −0.3 °C · 2,180 GDD · 128 % rain |
| 2019 | – | – | – | – | averagewet harvest −0.2 °C · 2,196 GDD · 82 % rain |
| 2018 | – | – | – | – | average −0.3 °C · 2,183 GDD · 106 % rain |
| 2017 | 1 | € 38.00 | € 38.00 | – | averagedrydry harvest +0.2 °C · 2,298 GDD · 38 % rain |
| 2016 | – | – | – | – | warmwet harvest +0.5 °C · 2,346 GDD · 108 % rain |
| 2015 | – | – | – | – | averagedry ±0.0 °C · 2,251 GDD · 48 % rain |
| 2014 | – | – | – | – | averagewetwet harvest −0.3 °C · 2,170 GDD · 175 % rain |
| 2013 | – | – | – | – | average −0.2 °C · 2,210 GDD · 97 % rain |
| 2012 | 1 | € 45.00 | € 45.00 | – | cool −0.5 °C · 2,144 GDD · 86 % rain |
| 2011 | 1 | € 262.56 | € 262.56 | – | warmdry harvest +0.8 °C · 2,418 GDD · 80 % rain |
| 2010 | – | – | – | – | average ±0.0 °C · 2,240 GDD · 100 % rain |
| 2009 | – | – | – | – | averagedry harvest +0.1 °C · 2,258 GDD · 113 % rain |
| 2008 | – | – | – | – | averagewet +0.1 °C · 2,273 GDD · 134 % rain |
| 2007 | – | – | – | – | average −0.1 °C · 2,227 GDD · 111 % rain |
| 2006 | – | – | – | – | averagedrydry harvest −0.2 °C · 2,205 GDD · 57 % rain |
| 2005 | – | – | – | – | warmwet +0.6 °C · 2,383 GDD · 195 % rain |
| 2004 | – | – | – | – | averagedry ±0.0 °C · 2,248 GDD · 69 % rain |
| 2003 | – | – | – | – | averagewet harvest +0.1 °C · 2,261 GDD · 99 % rain |
| 2002 | – | – | – | – | warmdry harvest +0.5 °C · 2,341 GDD · 87 % rain |
| 2001 | – | – | – | – | averagedrydry harvest +0.3 °C · 2,305 GDD · 56 % rain |
| 2000 | – | – | – | – | hot +1.1 °C · 2,480 GDD · 82 % rain |
| 1999 | – | – | – | – | warmdry harvest +0.7 °C · 2,395 GDD · 93 % rain |
| 1998 | – | – | – | – | average +0.3 °C · 2,296 GDD · 77 % rain |
| 1997 | – | – | – | – | coldwet −1.8 °C · 1,868 GDD · 137 % rain |
| 1996 | – | – | – | – | average −0.2 °C · 2,198 GDD · 126 % rain |
| 1995 | – | – | – | – | averagewet harvest +0.3 °C · 2,301 GDD · 77 % rain |
| 1994 | – | – | – | – | warmwet harvest +0.9 °C · 2,434 GDD · 90 % rain |
| 1993 | – | – | – | – | averagewetdry harvest −0.4 °C · 2,160 GDD · 141 % rain |
| 1992 | – | – | – | – | average −0.4 °C · 2,165 GDD · 102 % rain |
| 1991 | – | – | – | – | averagedry −0.3 °C · 2,192 GDD · 67 % rain |
| 1990 | – | – | – | – | averagewetdry harvest −0.3 °C · 2,176 GDD · 149 % rain |
| 1989 | – | – | – | – | averagewet harvest +0.2 °C · 2,277 GDD · 93 % rain |
| 1988 | – | – | – | – | coolwet harvest −0.5 °C · 2,135 GDD · 97 % rain |
| 1987 | – | – | – | – | coolwet −0.9 °C · 2,063 GDD · 130 % rain |
| 1986 | – | – | – | – | averagewet harvest +0.4 °C · 2,331 GDD · 94 % rain |
| 1985 | – | – | – | – | coolwetwet harvest −0.7 °C · 2,085 GDD · 152 % rain |
| 1984 | – | – | – | – | averagedrywet harvest +0.2 °C · 2,292 GDD · 60 % rain |
| 1983 | – | – | – | – | cool −0.9 °C · 2,052 GDD · 110 % rain |
| 1982 | – | – | – | – | coldwetwet harvest −1.3 °C · 1,963 GDD · 205 % rain |
Growing season (April–October; October–April south of the equator): mean temperature against Paarl's 1991–2020 normal (hot: 1 °C or more above, warm: 0.5 °C, cool/cold below), growing degree days (warmth for the vines, base 10 °C) and rain against normal, with the harvest month (September/March) flagged when very wet or dry. Monthly data from NASA POWER (MERRA-2) at one point in the appellation. The current year is compared with the same months of a normal year (“so far”); its latest months are preliminary and revised by NASA later.
Critics' score: the average of the best 100-point score quoted for each wine of that vintage, as the shops quote them. A few quoted wines make a thin average; the number of wines is in brackets.
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