Winery CrystallumClay Shales Chardonnay
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
The Clay Shales Chardonnay of the Winery Crystallum is in the top 10 of wines of Overberg.
Taste structure of the Clay Shales Chardonnay from the Winery Crystallum
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Clay Shales Chardonnay of Winery Crystallum in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Clay Shales Chardonnay of Winery Crystallum in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, vegetal or honey and sometimes also flavors of melon, lemon zest or non oak.
Food and wine pairings with Clay Shales Chardonnay
Pairings that work perfectly with Clay Shales Chardonnay
Original food and wine pairings with Clay Shales Chardonnay
The Clay Shales Chardonnay of Winery Crystallum matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pork roll with tomato sauce, spinach, smoked salmon and ricotta lasagne or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.
Details and technical informations about Winery Crystallum's Clay Shales Chardonnay.
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
The best vintages of Clay Shales Chardonnay from Winery Crystallum are 2012, 2018, 2017, 2014 and 2009.
Informations about the Winery Crystallum
The Winery Crystallum is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Overberg to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Overberg
The wine region of Overberg is located in the region of Cape South Coast of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Lismore or the Domaine Crystallum produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Overberg are Chardonnay, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Overberg often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, tropical fruit or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
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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