Winery AshbourneSauvignon Blanc - Chardonnay
White wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Sauvignon Blanc.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Sauvignon Blanc - Chardonnay of Winery Ashbourne in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Sauvignon Blanc - Chardonnay
Pairings that work perfectly with Sauvignon Blanc - Chardonnay
Original food and wine pairings with Sauvignon Blanc - Chardonnay
The Sauvignon Blanc - Chardonnay of Winery Ashbourne matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of quick brioche sausage, oven-baked salmon mozzarella sandwiches or thai shrimp soup (tom yam goong).
Details and technical informations about Winery Ashbourne's Sauvignon Blanc - Chardonnay.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sauvignon Blanc - Chardonnay from Winery Ashbourne are 2017, 2015, 2019, 2018 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Ashbourne
The Winery Ashbourne is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Walker Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Walker Bay
Cool-climate district of Cape Overberg (South Africa, ~1h from Cape Town): signature Pinot Noir red king in Burgundian style — elegant with hallmark notes of cherry, raspberry, spice and mineral touch, exuberant acidity and fruit concentration preserved by the Benguela Antarctic current. Racy Chardonnay white king — crisp with white flowers, citrus, butter and minerality. Flinty Sauvignon Blanc in support. Hemel-en-Aarde flagship, sandstone-schist-granite.
The wine region of Western Cape
Cradle of South African wine. Signature Chenin Blanc (Steen, 20%) in ample, fresh whites with notes of quince, yellow apple, honey and acacia flower, from crisp dry to sweet. Sharp, iodised Sauvignon Blanc (Walker Bay, Constantia), balanced Chardonnay. Reds: emblematic Pinotage with roasted aromas (coffee, plum, smoke), firm Cabernet Sauvignon, spicy Syrah.
The word of the wine: Performance
Quantity of grapes harvested per hectare. In AOC, the average yield is limited on the proposal of the appellation syndicate, validated by the Inao. The use of high-performance plant material (especially clones) and better control of vine diseases have increased yields. This is not without consequences on the quality of the wines (dilution) and on the state of the market (too much wine). We must not over-simplify: low yields are not synonymous with quality, and it is often in years with generous harvests that we find the greatest vintages (1982 and 1986 in Bordeaux, 1996 in Champagne, 1990 and 2005 in Burgundy...).
