Winery Glen CarlouTortoise Hill Chenin Blanc - Chardonnay
White wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Chardonnay and the Chenin blanc.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, pork or vegetarian.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Tortoise Hill Chenin Blanc - Chardonnay of Winery Glen Carlou in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Tortoise Hill Chenin Blanc - Chardonnay
Pairings that work perfectly with Tortoise Hill Chenin Blanc - Chardonnay
Original food and wine pairings with Tortoise Hill Chenin Blanc - Chardonnay
The Tortoise Hill Chenin Blanc - Chardonnay of Winery Glen Carlou matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of rabbit in white wine (casserole), spaghetti neapolitan style or spaghetti with clams.
Details and technical informations about Winery Glen Carlou's Tortoise Hill Chenin Blanc - Chardonnay.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Tortoise Hill Chenin Blanc - Chardonnay from Winery Glen Carlou are 2014, 2011, 0, 2015 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Glen Carlou
The Winery Glen Carlou is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 67 wines for sale in the of Coastal Region to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Coastal Region
South African wine heartland (Western Cape), qualitative elite. Signature Chenin Blanc ("Steen"): full whites with notes of apple, pear, quince, honey and citrus. Dense Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, eucalyptus, tobacco), spicy Shiraz and native smoky Pinotage (cherry, coffee). Historic Constantia for its legendary sweet wines.
The wine region of Western Cape
Cradle of South African wine. Signature Chenin Blanc (Steen, 20%) in ample, fresh whites with notes of quince, yellow apple, honey and acacia flower, from crisp dry to sweet. Sharp, iodised Sauvignon Blanc (Walker Bay, Constantia), balanced Chardonnay. Reds: emblematic Pinotage with roasted aromas (coffee, plum, smoke), firm Cabernet Sauvignon, spicy Syrah.
The word of the wine: Fumet
Older synonym for bouquet.
