Winery LimoenkloofSauvignon Blanc Brut

wine of Banghoek of Western Cape of South Africa

The Sauvignon Blanc Brut of Winery Limoenkloof is a wine from the region of Banghoek of Western Cape.
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The Sauvignon Blanc Brut of the Winery Limoenkloof is in the top 0 of wines of Banghoek.

Discover the grape variety: Picardan

Picardan is a white grape variety from Provence. Currently, this variety no longer exists. It is otherwise known as gallet blanc, grosse clairette, aragnan, papadoux or milhaud blanc. It is also called œillade blanche, but it has nothing to do with the œillade noire grape variety.Picardan has cottony buds and fairly large leaves. Its truncated cone-shaped bunches of grapes are tightly packed. The berries are smaller than those of Cinsault and are rather pinkish in colour when they reach maturity. Like Cinsault, Picardy is a late bloomer with a sweet, musky aroma. Vigorous, it is not too afraid of grey rot, but it is more sensitive to erinosis. Picardan is one of the grape varieties used in the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation. It gives a wine with a particular bouquet and when it is associated with other grape varieties such as mourvèdre or syrah. The rosé wine it produces is of good quality.

Informations about the Winery Limoenkloof

The winery offers 4 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Banghoek in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Limoenkloof is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Banghoek to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The wine region of Banghoek

The wine region of Banghoek is located in the region of Stellenbosch of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Allée Bleue or the Domaine Allée Bleue produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Banghoek are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet franc and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Banghoek often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

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: Maceration

Prolonged contact and exchange between the juice and the grape solids, especially the skin. Not to be confused with the time of fermentation, which follows maceration. The juice becomes loaded with colouring matter and tannins, and acquires aromas. For a rosé, the maceration is short so that the colour does not "rise" too much. For white wines too, a "pellicular maceration" can be practised, which allows the wine to acquire more fat.