Winery Paul Cluver - Riesling Dry Encounter

Winery Paul CluverRiesling Dry Encounter

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Riesling Dry Encounter of Winery Paul Cluver is a white wine from the region of Elgin of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Riesling Dry Encounter of Winery Paul Cluver in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Paul Cluver's Riesling Dry Encounter.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
11.66°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Riesling Dry Encounter - 2016
In the top 100 of of Elgin wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Riesling Dry Encounter - 2015
In the top 100 of of Elgin wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Riesling Dry Encounter - 2014
In the top 100 of of Elgin wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Riesling Dry Encounter - 2013
In the top 100 of of Elgin wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Riesling Dry Encounter - 2012
In the top 100 of of Elgin wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Riesling Dry Encounter from Winery Paul Cluver are 2013, 2012, 2015, 2016 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Paul Cluver

The winery offers 31 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Elgin in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Paul Cluver is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 32 wines for sale in the of Elgin to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 3500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 3500 of of Elgin wines
In the top 30000 of white wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

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.

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The word of the wine: Red winemaking

Transformation of grapes into must and wine under the effect of alcoholic fermentation. The vinification of red wines takes place in several stages: destemming, crushing, alcoholic fermentation, vatting, running off and maturing.

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