Winery Darling CellarsGustus Chenin Blanc
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with lean fish, shellfish or mild and soft cheese.
The Gustus Chenin Blanc of the Winery Darling Cellars is in the top 80 of wines of Western Cape.
Taste structure of the Gustus Chenin Blanc from the Winery Darling Cellars
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Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Gustus Chenin Blanc of Winery Darling Cellars in the region of Western Cape is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Gustus Chenin Blanc of Winery Darling Cellars in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Gustus Chenin Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Gustus Chenin Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Gustus Chenin Blanc
The Gustus Chenin Blanc of Winery Darling Cellars matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of sautéed squid with parsley, thai beef wok or my brazilian sister-in-law's coconut milk fish.
Details and technical informations about Winery Darling Cellars's Gustus Chenin Blanc.
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
The best vintages of Gustus Chenin Blanc from Winery Darling Cellars are 2018, 2019, 2017
Informations about the Winery Darling Cellars
The Winery Darling Cellars is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 98 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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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