Winery FairviewCharles Back Brut

Sparkling wine of Paarl of Western Cape of South Africa

3.5

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Charles Back Brut of Winery Fairview is a sparkling wine from the region of Paarl of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or game (deer, venison).

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Microbio

On the nose the Charles Back Brut of Winery Fairview in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, citrus fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Charles Back Brut

Pairings that work perfectly with Charles Back Brut

Original food and wine pairings with Charles Back Brut

The Charles Back Brut of Winery Fairview matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of quiche lorraine, pheasant in a casserole with white wine or penne with smoked salmon and crème fraiche.

Details and technical informations about Winery Fairview's Charles Back Brut.

Winery

Winery Fairview

Grape varieties

Viognier

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Alcohol

12°

Allergens

Contains sulfites

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

Charles Back Brut - 2018

In the top 100 of of Paarl wines

Average rating: 2.8

Charles Back Brut - 2016

In the top 100 of of Paarl wines

Average rating: 3.6

The best vintages of Charles Back Brut from Winery Fairview are 2016, 2018

Informations about the Winery Fairview

The winery offers 116 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.

It is in the top 80 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Paarl in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Fairview is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 99 wines for sale in the of Paarl to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 9000 of of South Africa wines

In the top 5500 of of Paarl wines

In the top 30000 of sparkling wines

In the top 400000 wines of the world

The wine region of Paarl

The wine region of Paarl is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vilafonté or the Domaine La Motte Wine Estate produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Paarl are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Paarl often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, prune or eucalyptus and sometimes also flavors of mocha, cranberry or strawberries.

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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