Mooiplaas Wine EstateThe Lemongrass White
White wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Sauvignon Blanc.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, vegetarian or poultry.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the The Lemongrass White of Mooiplaas Wine Estate in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, spices or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit.
Food and wine pairings with The Lemongrass White
Pairings that work perfectly with The Lemongrass White
Original food and wine pairings with The Lemongrass White
The The Lemongrass White of Mooiplaas Wine Estate matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of salmon lasagna, gari (cassava flour) with shrimps (africa) or grandma's cherry clafoutis.
Details and technical informations about Mooiplaas Wine Estate's The Lemongrass White.
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 The Lemongrass White from Mooiplaas Wine Estate are 2016, 2017, 2015, 0 and 2013.
Informations about the Mooiplaas Wine Estate
The Mooiplaas Wine Estate is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 31 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Stellenbosch
Showcase of the South African vineyard: signature Cabernet Sauvignon as king red — structured and age-worthy with notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and a menthol touch, firm tannins. Emblematic national Pinotage (created 1925) opulent and smoky (blackberry, coffee, leather). Fleshy Shiraz, supple Merlot as complement. Vibrant Chenin Blanc, ample Chardonnay and lively Sauvignon in whites.
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: Courgée
Name of the fruiting branch left after pruning and which is then arched along the trellis in the Jura (in the Mâconnais, it is called the tail).
