Winery Neil EllisElgin Chardonnay
White wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Merlot.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Taste structure of the Elgin Chardonnay from the Winery Neil Ellis
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Elgin Chardonnay of Winery Neil Ellis in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Elgin Chardonnay of Winery Neil Ellis 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 Elgin Chardonnay
Pairings that work perfectly with Elgin Chardonnay
Original food and wine pairings with Elgin Chardonnay
The Elgin Chardonnay of Winery Neil Ellis matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pumpkin and bacon pie, zucchini gratin with tuna and tomato or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.
Details and technical informations about Winery Neil Ellis's Elgin Chardonnay.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Elgin Chardonnay from Winery Neil Ellis are 2010, 2011, 2009, 2019 and 2017.
Informations about the Winery Neil Ellis
The Winery Neil Ellis is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 58 wines for sale in the of Elgin to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Elgin
The wine region of Elgin is located in the region of Cape South Coast of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Paul Cluver or the Domaine Matthew Van Heerden produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Elgin are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Elgin often reveals types of flavors of cream, stone fruit or cheese and sometimes also flavors of quince, beeswax or citrus zest.
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: Harvesting and handling
In Champagne, a winegrower who makes his own vintages exclusively from grapes grown on his own property.
