Winery Ken ForresterFijndraai Family Reserve Van Coller
White wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Chenin blanc, the Roussanne and the Viognier.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, pork or poultry.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Fijndraai Family Reserve Van Coller of Winery Ken Forrester 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 or tropical fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Fijndraai Family Reserve Van Coller
Pairings that work perfectly with Fijndraai Family Reserve Van Coller
Original food and wine pairings with Fijndraai Family Reserve Van Coller
The Fijndraai Family Reserve Van Coller of Winery Ken Forrester matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of flammekueche (with laughing cow), my mother's rabbit or natural breton lobster.
Details and technical informations about Winery Ken Forrester's Fijndraai Family Reserve Van Coller.
Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc
It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Fijndraai Family Reserve Van Coller from Winery Ken Forrester are 2011, 2016, 2012, 2014
Informations about the Winery Ken Forrester
The Winery Ken Forrester is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 63 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Stellenbosch
The wine region of Stellenbosch is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. We currently count 582 estates and châteaux in the of Stellenbosch, producing 3443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Stellenbosch go well with generally quite well with dishes .
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: Drain
Stopper, originally made of wood, used to plug barrels and more generally all wooden containers used to store or mature wine.
