Winery Ken ForresterSparklehorse Chenin Blanc Brut
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, lean fish or shellfish.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Sparklehorse Chenin Blanc Brut of Winery Ken Forrester in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Sparklehorse Chenin Blanc Brut
Pairings that work perfectly with Sparklehorse Chenin Blanc Brut
Original food and wine pairings with Sparklehorse Chenin Blanc Brut
The Sparklehorse Chenin Blanc Brut of Winery Ken Forrester matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of squid from the mouth of the cavado river (portugal), cod and potato gratin or tarte tatin.
Details and technical informations about Winery Ken Forrester's Sparklehorse Chenin Blanc Brut.
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 Sparklehorse Chenin Blanc Brut from Winery Ken Forrester are 2012, 2017, 2016, 2014 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Ken Forrester
The Winery Ken Forrester is one of of the world's greatest 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: Petiole
Stem of the leaf, connecting the leaf blade to the stem.
