Winery Alheit Vineyards - Cartology (Bush Vines)

Winery Alheit VineyardsCartology (Bush Vines)

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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 Cartology (Bush Vines) of Winery Alheit Vineyards is a white wine from the region of Western Cape.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Sauvignon Blanc.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, poultry or lean fish.
The Cartology (Bush Vines) of the Winery Alheit Vineyards is in the top 80 of wines of Western Cape.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

honey, stone

Wine with oak taste

oak, butter

Wine with microbio taste

cream, oil

Wine with spices taste

fennel, thyme

Wine with vegetal taste

straw, hay

Wine with floral taste

honeysuckle, orange blossom

On the nose the Cartology (Bush Vines) of Winery Alheit Vineyards in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, yeast or non oak and sometimes also flavors of fennel, oil or marzipan.

Details and technical informations about Winery Alheit Vineyards's Cartology (Bush Vines).

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Cartology (Bush Vines) - 2019
In the top 80 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Cartology (Bush Vines) - 2018
In the top 80 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Cartology (Bush Vines) - 2017
In the top 80 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Cartology (Bush Vines) - 2016
In the top 80 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Cartology (Bush Vines) - 2015
In the top 80 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Cartology (Bush Vines) - 2014
In the top 80 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Cartology (Bush Vines) - 2013
In the top 80 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Cartology (Bush Vines) from Winery Alheit Vineyards are 2019, 2014, 2013, 2008 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Alheit Vineyards

The winery offers 19 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 Western Cape

The Winery Alheit Vineyards is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 200 of of South Africa wines
In the top 90 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 1500 of white wines
In the top 8000 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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The word of the wine: Chair

Characteristic of a wine that gives an impression of fullness and density in the mouth, without any roughness.

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