Winery De WetshofRhine Riesling
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
The Rhine Riesling of the Winery De Wetshof is in the top 60 of wines of Robertson.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Rhine Riesling of Winery De Wetshof in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Rhine Riesling
Pairings that work perfectly with Rhine Riesling
Original food and wine pairings with Rhine Riesling
The Rhine Riesling of Winery De Wetshof matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of special' tagliatelle carbonara, tuna lasagna or chicken tajine with prunes.
Details and technical informations about Winery De Wetshof's Rhine Riesling.
Discover the grape variety: Riesling
Crystalline, taut whites with vibrant acidity and aromas of citrus, green apple, white flowers, vineyard peach and mineral/petrol notes with age. Made as dry (Trocken, Alsace), off-dry (Kabinett, Spätlese) and sweet (Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, late harvest). Star of the Moselle, Rheingau, Alsace AOC and Wachau. Also exported to Clare Valley and Finger Lakes.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Rhine Riesling from Winery De Wetshof are 2017, 0, 2013, 2012
Informations about the Winery De Wetshof
The Winery De Wetshof is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 62 wines for sale in the of Robertson to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Robertson
South African "home of Chardonnay" in the Breede valley: signature king white, full and fresh with notes of citrus, apple, white peach, vanilla and a chalky mineral touch, preserved acidity. Excellent Cap Classique sparkling (traditional method) rivalling good Champagnes. Sunny Shiraz as red (blackberry, plum, spice, pepper), structured Cabernet and Pinotage as reds. Chenin and Colombard as whites.
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: Varietal
Said of wine aromas that are reminiscent of fresh grapes. The most demonstrative example is certainly that of wines made from the Muscat grape variety.
