Winery Old Road WineGrand Mère Sémillon
White wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Grand Mère Sémillon of Winery Old Road Wine in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Grand Mère Sémillon
Pairings that work perfectly with Grand Mère Sémillon
Original food and wine pairings with Grand Mère Sémillon
The Grand Mère Sémillon of Winery Old Road Wine matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of potato and tuna gratin, chicken maffé (africa) or birthday cake.
Details and technical informations about Winery Old Road Wine's Grand Mère Sémillon.
Discover the grape variety: Oeillade blanche
It is said to originate from the south of France, most certainly from Provence. Today, it is practically no longer multiplied, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of vine varieties, list A1. - Synonyms: oeillade blanche, aragnan or araignan blanc, grosse clairette, papadoux, milhaud blanc in the Tarn. Note that many grape varieties have picardan as a synonym. The one described here has nothing in common with cinsaut and it is not the white form of oeillade noire (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here !).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Grand Mère Sémillon from Winery Old Road Wine are 2016, 0
Informations about the Winery Old Road Wine
The Winery Old Road Wine is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Franschhoek to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Franschhoek
The wine region of Franschhoek is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Anthonij Rupert or the Domaine Holden Manz produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Franschhoek are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Franschhoek often reveals types of flavors of cream, dried fruit or ash and sometimes also flavors of bell pepper, ripe blackberries or cigar.
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: Noble rot
A fungus called botrytis cinerea that develops during the over-ripening phase, an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".
