Winery AvondroodAncient Mountain Reserve Sauvignon Blanc

White wine of Western Cape of South Africa

3.5

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Ancient Mountain Reserve Sauvignon Blanc of Winery Avondrood is a white wine from the region of Western Cape.
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, shellfish or goat cheese.

Taste structure of the Ancient Mountain Reserve Sauvignon Blanc from the Winery Avondrood

Light		Bold
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Ancient Mountain Reserve Sauvignon Blanc of Winery Avondrood in the region of Western Cape is a with a nice freshness.

Food and wine pairings with Ancient Mountain Reserve Sauvignon Blanc

Pairings that work perfectly with Ancient Mountain Reserve Sauvignon Blanc

Original food and wine pairings with Ancient Mountain Reserve Sauvignon Blanc

The Ancient Mountain Reserve Sauvignon Blanc of Winery Avondrood matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of natural breton lobster, quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese or tagliatelle with pesto, goat cheese and bacon.

Details and technical informations about Winery Avondrood's Ancient Mountain Reserve Sauvignon Blanc.

Winery

Winery Avondrood

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Western Cape

Country

South Africa

Style of wine

White

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Millot Léon

Interspecific crossing between the 101-14 Millardet and Grasset (vitis riparia X vitis rupestris) and the goldriesling obtained by Eugène Kühlmann (1858-1932) around 1911 and marketed around 1921. With these same parents, he obtained among others the Maréchal Foch. Léon Millot is still found in Canada, the United States, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, Poland and England. In France, where it was grown for a long time in Alsace, it is no longer grown in the vineyards, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties, list A.

Last vintages of this wine

Ancient Mountain Reserve Sauvignon Blanc - 2018

In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines

Average rating: 3.7

The best vintages of Ancient Mountain Reserve Sauvignon Blanc from Winery Avondrood are 2018

Informations about the Winery Avondrood

The winery offers 11 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.

It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Avondrood is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 15000 of of South Africa wines

In the top 15000 of of Western Cape wines

In the top 150000 of white wines

In the top 450000 wines of the world

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.

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