Winery ExcelsiorViognier
White wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Viognier.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
The Viognier of the Winery Excelsior is in the top 90 of wines of Breede River Valley.
Taste structure of the Viognier from the Winery Excelsior
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Viognier of Winery Excelsior in the region of Western Cape is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Viognier of Winery Excelsior in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Viognier
Pairings that work perfectly with Viognier
Original food and wine pairings with Viognier
The Viognier of Winery Excelsior matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of quick beef bourguignon, steamed salmon marinated in herbs or japanese curry.
Details and technical informations about Winery Excelsior's Viognier.
Discover the grape variety: Viognier
White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Viognier from Winery Excelsior are 2015, 2018, 2019, 2014 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Excelsior
The Winery Excelsior is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 45 wines for sale in the of Breede River Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Breede River Valley
The wine region of Breede River Valley is located in the region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Alvi's Drift or the Domaine Alvi's Drift produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Breede River Valley are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Breede River Valley often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, tropical or stone fruit and sometimes also flavors of caramel, white peach or pear.
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: Hat
Solid part (marc), composed of pips and skins (sometimes of the stalk), which forms at the top of the tank during fermentation. The pigeage consists in breaking this cap to put back in suspension these elements and to favour the exchanges between the juice and the skins.
