Winery Quirky BirdMuscat - Chenin Blanc - Sémillon
White wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, poultry or lean fish.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Muscat - Chenin Blanc - Sémillon of Winery Quirky Bird in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Muscat - Chenin Blanc - Sémillon
Pairings that work perfectly with Muscat - Chenin Blanc - Sémillon
Original food and wine pairings with Muscat - Chenin Blanc - Sémillon
The Muscat - Chenin Blanc - Sémillon of Winery Quirky Bird matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of potato and smoked salmon gratin, fideuà (paella with pasta and fish) or lomo saltado.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quirky Bird's Muscat - Chenin Blanc - Sémillon.
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 Muscat - Chenin Blanc - Sémillon from Winery Quirky Bird are 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Quirky Bird
The Winery Quirky Bird is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Assemblage (Champagne)
In Champagne, it is the art of blending still wines from different grape varieties (pinot meunier, pinot noir, chardonnay), from different terroirs (villages, areas) and often from different years. The incorporation of older wines, called reserve wines, allows for greater aromatic complexity.
