Winery First CapeLimited Release Sauvignon 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 Limited Release Sauvignon Blanc from the Winery First Cape
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Limited Release Sauvignon Blanc of Winery First Cape in the region of Western Cape is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Limited Release Sauvignon Blanc of Winery First Cape in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Limited Release Sauvignon Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Limited Release Sauvignon Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Limited Release Sauvignon Blanc
The Limited Release Sauvignon Blanc of Winery First Cape matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of pasta with shrimp, goat cheese and bacon quiche or potato and goat cheese pie.
Details and technical informations about Winery First Cape's Limited Release Sauvignon Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Optima
Intraspecific crossing between sylvaner x riesling (perhaps rieslaner) and müller-thurgau obtained in 1930 by Peter Morio (1887-1960) and Bernhard Husfeld (1900-1970) at the Siebeldingen Research Institute (Palatinate) in Germany. It can be found in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, the Netherlands, Hungary, England, Canada, South Africa, Brazil, ... very little known in France. Note that Optima is the mother of the Orion grape variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Limited Release Sauvignon Blanc from Winery First Cape are 2012, 2015, 2014, 0 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery First Cape
The Winery First Cape is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 76 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: Sweet
Generic term for wines containing residual sugar (natural sugars in the grapes that have not been transformed into alcohol). It is also used to describe a wine with a dominantly sweet flavour, without further explanation.
