Winery Paul CluverRiesling Close Encounter
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Riesling Close Encounter of Winery Paul Cluver 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 Riesling Close Encounter
Pairings that work perfectly with Riesling Close Encounter
Original food and wine pairings with Riesling Close Encounter
The Riesling Close Encounter of Winery Paul Cluver matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of stuffed potatoes, poached salmon in coconut milk with curry or hawaiian pizza.
Details and technical informations about Winery Paul Cluver's Riesling Close Encounter.
Discover the grape variety: Riesling
White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. 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 Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Riesling Close Encounter from Winery Paul Cluver are 2018, 2017, 2012, 2014 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Paul Cluver
The Winery Paul Cluver is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 32 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: Dosage
The addition of sugar in the form of expedition liquor to a sparkling wine after disgorgement.
