Winery Axe HillCape White Port
Natural sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, lean fish or shellfish.
The Cape White Port of the Winery Axe Hill is in the top 20 of wines of Calitzdorp.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cape White Port of Winery Axe Hill in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of earth.
Food and wine pairings with Cape White Port
Pairings that work perfectly with Cape White Port
Original food and wine pairings with Cape White Port
The Cape White Port of Winery Axe Hill matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of fried squid, cod on leek fondue or express cherry clafoutis.
Details and technical informations about Winery Axe Hill's Cape White Port.
Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cape White Port from Winery Axe Hill are 0
Informations about the Winery Axe Hill
The Winery Axe Hill is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Calitzdorp to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Calitzdorp
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.
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 word of the wine: Ample
Said of a generous wine with a rich body that gives an impression of fullness in the mouth.
