Winery DonkiesbaaiHooiwijn
Sweet wine
In the mouth this sweet wine is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
This wine generally goes well with lean fish, shellfish or mild and soft cheese.
The Hooiwijn of the Winery Donkiesbaai is in the top 60 of wines of Stellenbosch.
Taste structure of the Hooiwijn from the Winery Donkiesbaai
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Hooiwijn of Winery Donkiesbaai in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Hooiwijn of Winery Donkiesbaai in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Hooiwijn
Pairings that work perfectly with Hooiwijn
Original food and wine pairings with Hooiwijn
The Hooiwijn of Winery Donkiesbaai matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of scallops on a bed of leeks, chicken tajine with prunes or japanese fondue.
Details and technical informations about Winery Donkiesbaai's Hooiwijn.
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 Hooiwijn from Winery Donkiesbaai are 2017, 2018, 2019, 2016 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Donkiesbaai
The Winery Donkiesbaai is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Stellenbosch
The wine region of Stellenbosch is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. We currently count 582 estates and châteaux in the of Stellenbosch, producing 3443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Stellenbosch go well with generally quite well with dishes .
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: Heady
Said of a wine rich in alcohol, powerful and expressive.
