Winery Glen CarlouTortoise Hill White
White wine
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.
Food and wine pairings with Tortoise Hill White
Pairings that work perfectly with Tortoise Hill White
Original food and wine pairings with Tortoise Hill White
The Tortoise Hill White of Winery Glen Carlou matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of suckling pig leg in the oven, rabbit with white wine or pan-fried salmon papillote.
Details and technical informations about Winery Glen Carlou's Tortoise Hill White.
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
The best vintages of Tortoise Hill White from Winery Glen Carlou are 2010, 2008, 0, 2011
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 Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Varietal wine
Name given to the local wine (IGP), produced from a single grape variety that gives the wine its characteristics of structure and aroma. The Languedoc is the leading producer of this type of wine, from most of the major French grape varieties.
