The Winery Nick & Fortis of Coastal Region of Western Cape

Winery Nick & Fortis - Artspace White
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is ranked in the top 1050 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Coastal Region in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Nick & Fortis is one of the best wineries to follow in Coastal Region.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Coastal Region to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Nick & Fortis wines

Looking for the best Winery Nick & Fortis wines in Coastal Region among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Nick & Fortis wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Nick & Fortis wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Nick & Fortis

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Nick & Fortis

How Winery Nick & Fortis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of pike quenelles with lobster bisque sauce, seafood, chorizo and chicken paella from patou or fideuà (spain).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Nick & Fortis

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Nick & Fortis. is a with a nice freshness.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Nick & Fortis.

  • Chenin Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Coastal Region

The wine region of Coastal Region is located in the region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine KWV or the Domaine KWV produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Coastal Region are Pinotage, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Mourvèdre, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Coastal Region often reveals types of flavors of cherry, orange or mango and sometimes also flavors of guava, gooseberry or passion fruit.

In the mouth of Coastal Region is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 290 estates and châteaux in the of Coastal Region, producing 790 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Coastal Region go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Winery Nick & Fortis

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Nick & Fortis

How Winery Nick & Fortis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables and madeira sauce, lamb stew with melting peppers or roast duck with cider sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Nick & Fortis

On the nose the red wine of Winery Nick & Fortis. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Nick & Fortis. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Nick & Fortis

  • 2012With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.07/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Nick & Fortis.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Nick & Fortis

Planning a wine route in the of Coastal Region? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Nick & Fortis.

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.

News about Winery Nick & Fortis and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Drawing (liqueur de)

In champagne and sparkling wines of traditional method, addition to the wine, at the time of bottling (tirage) of sugars and yeasts dissolved in wine. These components will provoke the second fermentation in the bottle leading to the formation of carbon dioxide bubbles.