The Winery Groot Eiland is one of the best wineries to follow in Western Cape.. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Groot Eiland wines in Western Cape among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Groot Eiland wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Groot Eiland wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Groot Eiland wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of italian pasta, parillade of fish and seafood or sauerkraut of the sea in casserole.
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.
Fine Pinot Noir on the coast. Mediterranean climate cooled by the Cape Doctor, ~80% of the country's production.
How Winery Groot Eiland wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of sauté of lamb with curry, rabbit with basquaise sauce or turkey stuffed with chestnuts.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Groot Eiland. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Groot Eiland. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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.
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Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.
