The Winery Axe Hill is one of the world's great estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Calitzdorp to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Axe Hill wines in Calitzdorp among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Axe Hill 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 Axe Hill wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Axe Hill wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of salt and pepper shrimp, chicken pie or baked cod à la provençale.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Axe Hill. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Axe Hill. is a with a nice freshness.
The wine region of Calitzdorp is located in the region of Klein Karoo of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine De Krans or the Domaine De Krans produce mainly wines red, natural sweet and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Calitzdorp are Touriga nacional, Tinta Barroca and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Calitzdorp often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.
In the mouth of Calitzdorp is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 9 estates and châteaux in the of Calitzdorp, producing 76 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Calitzdorp go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or sweet desserts.
How Winery Axe Hill wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or shellfish such as recipes of barbecued prime rib with coarse salt, melt-in-the-mouth omelette with tomatoes, asparagus and comté or spaghetti with squid ink (italy).
On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Axe Hill. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.
How Winery Axe Hill wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of pork tongue with tomato sauce and pickles, lamb kebab or rib steak, tomato sauce, peppers..
On the nose the red wine of Winery Axe Hill. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
Operation consisting of a vertical treading to push the cap of marc into the wine, which promotes extraction. Pigeage can be carried out mechanically with jacks that plunge into the vat. Traditionally, it is the men who go down into the vats and push the cap by trampling it.
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Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.
