Winery Glen Carlou - Tortoise Hill White

Winery Glen CarlouTortoise Hill White

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Tortoise Hill White of Winery Glen Carlou is a white wine from the region of Western Cape.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Verdelho and the Viognier.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.

Details and technical informations about Winery Glen Carlou's Tortoise Hill White.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Verdelho

The white Verdelho is a grape variety that originated in Portugal. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of medium size. The white Verdelho can be found cultivated in these vineyards: Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, South West.

Last vintages of this wine

Tortoise Hill White - 2011
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Tortoise Hill White - 2010
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Tortoise Hill White - 2008
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Tortoise Hill White from Winery Glen Carlou are 2010, 2008, 2011

Informations about the Winery Glen Carlou

The winery offers 68 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This winery is part of the The Hess Collection.
It is in the top 35 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Glen Carlou is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 67 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 8500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 700 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 95000 of white wines
In the top 350000 wines of the world

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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The word of the wine: Nouaison

Phase of the vegetative cycle of the vine following flowering and corresponding to the formation of the grape berry.

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