Winery Newton JohnsonL'illa Eilandia Noble Late Harvest
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, lean fish or shellfish.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the L'illa Eilandia Noble Late Harvest of Winery Newton Johnson in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with L'illa Eilandia Noble Late Harvest
Pairings that work perfectly with L'illa Eilandia Noble Late Harvest
Original food and wine pairings with L'illa Eilandia Noble Late Harvest
The L'illa Eilandia Noble Late Harvest of Winery Newton Johnson matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of shrimp with oyster sauce, grilled swordfish slice with herbs or apple cake.
Details and technical informations about Winery Newton Johnson's L'illa Eilandia Noble Late Harvest.
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 L'illa Eilandia Noble Late Harvest from Winery Newton Johnson are 2017, 2015, 2012, 0
Informations about the Winery Newton Johnson
The Winery Newton Johnson is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 32 wines for sale in the of Walker Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Walker Bay
The wine region of Walker Bay is located in the region of Cape South Coast of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bouchard Finlayson or the Domaine Creation produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Walker Bay are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Walker Bay often reveals types of flavors of raspberry, mocha or mango and sometimes also flavors of guava, passion fruit or grass.
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: Crunchy
A very colorful term to designate a sensation similar to the crunchiness of a grape bursting under the tooth in young and lively wines.
