Winery Elgin RidgeCrunch! Blanc
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, shellfish or goat cheese.
Taste structure of the Crunch! Blanc from the Winery Elgin Ridge
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Crunch! Blanc of Winery Elgin Ridge in the region of Western Cape is a with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Crunch! Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Crunch! Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Crunch! Blanc
The Crunch! Blanc of Winery Elgin Ridge matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of blanquette of the sea, tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or peach and apricot chicken (about 270 calories).
Details and technical informations about Winery Elgin Ridge's Crunch! Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Cinsault
Cinsaut noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). 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 large bunches and large grapes. Cinsaut noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Crunch! Blanc from Winery Elgin Ridge are 0
Informations about the Winery Elgin Ridge
The Winery Elgin Ridge is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Elgin to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Elgin
The wine region of Elgin is located in the region of Cape South Coast of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Paul Cluver or the Domaine Matthew Van Heerden produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Elgin are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Elgin often reveals types of flavors of cream, stone fruit or cheese and sometimes also flavors of quince, beeswax or citrus zest.
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.
The word of the wine: Solera
A method of maturing practiced in Andalusia for certain sherries, which aims to continuously blend older and younger wines. It consists of stacking several layers of barrels; those located at ground level (solera) contain the oldest wines, the youngest being stored in the barrels on the upper level. The wine to be bottled is taken from the barrels on the lower level, which is replaced by younger wine from the upper level, and so on.
