Winery Mother RockHolocene
White wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Chenin blanc, the Harslevelu and the Viognier.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, pork or poultry.
The Holocene of the Winery Mother Rock is in the top 50 of wines of Swartland.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Holocene of Winery Mother Rock in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of cherry, tobacco or forest floor and sometimes also flavors of strawberries, leather or pepper.
Food and wine pairings with Holocene
Pairings that work perfectly with Holocene
Original food and wine pairings with Holocene
The Holocene of Winery Mother Rock matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of pigeon with bacon and mushrooms, aiguillettes of duck with paprika and pan-fried ceps or sea bream.
Details and technical informations about Winery Mother Rock's Holocene.
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 Holocene from Winery Mother Rock are 2016, 2017
Informations about the Winery Mother Rock
The Winery Mother Rock is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of Swartland to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Swartland
The wine region of Swartland is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sadie Family or the Domaine Sadie Family produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Swartland are Chenin blanc, Mourvèdre and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Swartland often reveals types of flavors of cherry, marmalade or cantaloupe and sometimes also flavors of chard, poire nashi or red cherry.
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.
The word of the wine: Malolactic fermentation
Called second fermentation or malo for short. It is the degradation (under the effect of bacteria) of the malic acid naturally present in the wine into milder, less aggressive lactic acid. Some producers or wineries refuse this operation by "blocking the malo" (by cold and adding SO2) to keep a maximum of acidity which carries the aromas and accentuates the sensation of freshness.
