Winery Charles Fox - Cuveé Elgin Vintage Brut Rosé

Winery Charles FoxCuveé Elgin Vintage Brut Rosé

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Cuveé Elgin Vintage Brut Rosé of Winery Charles Fox is a sparkling wine from the region of Elgin of Western Cape.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Chardonnay and the Pinot noir.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
The Cuveé Elgin Vintage Brut Rosé of the Winery Charles Fox is in the top 10 of wines of Elgin.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Cuveé Elgin Vintage Brut Rosé of Winery Charles Fox in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Charles Fox's Cuveé Elgin Vintage Brut Rosé.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
12.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Last vintages of this wine

Cuveé Elgin Vintage Brut Rosé - 2013
In the top 10 of of Elgin wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Cuveé Elgin Vintage Brut Rosé - 2012
In the top 10 of of Elgin wines
Average rating: 411110
Cuveé Elgin Vintage Brut Rosé - 2011
In the top 10 of of Elgin wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Cuveé Elgin Vintage Brut Rosé - 2010
In the top 10 of of Elgin wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Cuveé Elgin Vintage Brut Rosé - 2007
In the top 10 of of Elgin wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Cuveé Elgin Vintage Brut Rosé from Winery Charles Fox are 2010, 2011, 2007, 2012 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery Charles Fox

The winery offers 6 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Elgin in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Charles Fox is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Elgin to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 450 of of South Africa wines
In the top 15 of of Elgin wines
In the top 1000 of sparkling wines
In the top 20000 wines of the world

The wine region of Elgin

The wine region of Elgin is located in the region of Cape South Coast of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Paul Cluver or the Domaine Matthew Van Heerden produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Elgin are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Elgin often reveals types of flavors of cream, stone fruit or cheese and sometimes also flavors of quince, beeswax or citrus zest.


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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The word of the wine: Vent (taste of)

A defect that characterizes a wine exposed to the air, and which has lost its aromatic qualities.

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