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 chicken drumstick with bacon, duck aiguillettes with basalmic or pasta with tuna and cream.
Details and technical informations about Winery Mother Rock's Holocene.
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 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
South African renaissance north of Cape Town: signature Chenin Blanc as king white (old bush vines) — full and mineral with notes of quince, honey, yellow fruits, toasted almond and a saline touch, noble texture and a refined finish. Signature Syrah as king red — spicy and fleshy with blackberry, raspberry, garrigue and pepper, fine tannins. Grenache and Cinsault complete it. Non-interventionist winemaking (whole bunch, old foudres).
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: Disgorging (champagne)
This is the evacuation of the deposit formed by the yeasts during the second fermentation in the bottle, by opening the bottle. The missing volume is completed with the liqueur de dosage - a mixture of wine and cane sugar - before the final cork is placed. For some years now, some producers have been replacing this sugar with rectified concentrated musts (concentrated grape juice) which give excellent results. A too recent dosage (less than three months) harms the gustatory harmony of the champagne.
