Winery Cape Point VineyardsChardonnay
White wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Chardonnay.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Taste structure of the Chardonnay from the Winery Cape Point Vineyards
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Chardonnay of Winery Cape Point Vineyards in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Chardonnay of Winery Cape Point Vineyards 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 Chardonnay
Pairings that work perfectly with Chardonnay
Original food and wine pairings with Chardonnay
The Chardonnay of Winery Cape Point Vineyards matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of butternut and goat cheese gratin, tuna and cream cheese pie or salmon and goat cheese quiche.
Details and technical informations about Winery Cape Point Vineyards's 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 Chardonnay from Winery Cape Point Vineyards are 2012, 2011, 2017, 2014 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Cape Point Vineyards
The Winery Cape Point Vineyards is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Cape Point to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Cape Point
WO district on the peninsula south of Cape Town (1998, integrated into Cape Town WO 2017, 11 km strip between cold Benguela Atlantic and Agulhas Indian currents, infertile decomposed granite, cool breezes slowing ripening): signature Sauvignon Blanc as cool-climate white — complex herbaceous profile with distinctive taut saline minerality. Elegant Chardonnay and concentrated Shiraz as complements, aromatic stressed berries.
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: Balthazar
Bottle with a capacity of 12 litres.
