Winery HeuningbyChenin Blanc
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with lean fish, shellfish or mild and soft cheese.
The Chenin Blanc of the Winery Heuningby is in the top 30 of wines of Wellington.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Chenin Blanc of Winery Heuningby in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Chenin Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Chenin Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Chenin Blanc
The Chenin Blanc of Winery Heuningby matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of spaghetti with clams, chicken tagine with apricots or cambodian amok.
Details and technical informations about Winery Heuningby's Chenin Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Chenin Blanc from Winery Heuningby are 2016, 0, 2017, 2019
Informations about the Winery Heuningby
The Winery Heuningby is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in the of Wellington to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Wellington
South African Cape Winelands district 60 km from Cape Town: Shiraz signature king red — concentrated and powerful with notes of blackberry, plum, black cherry, pepper, Mediterranean spices and smoky touch, firm tannins and velvety finish. Dense Cabernet Sauvignon and emblematic Pinotage (cherry, blackberry, coffee, smoke). Chenin Blanc and Viognier as fresh floral whites. WO, hot Mediterranean climate with mild winters, varied terroirs at the foot of the Hawekwa mountains, old vines.
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: Pressing Rosé
A method of making rosé wine that consists of pressing the grapes directly after crushing and light skin maceration. The resulting wine is lively, light and pale.
