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 tuna catalan style, monkfish tail with coconut milk and curry or pastilla with chicken (moroccan pie with brick sheets).
Details and technical informations about Winery Quirky Bird's Muscat - Chenin Blanc - Sémillon.
Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc
Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.
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
Cradle of South African wine. Signature Chenin Blanc (Steen, 20%) in ample, fresh whites with notes of quince, yellow apple, honey and acacia flower, from crisp dry to sweet. Sharp, iodised Sauvignon Blanc (Walker Bay, Constantia), balanced Chardonnay. Reds: emblematic Pinotage with roasted aromas (coffee, plum, smoke), firm Cabernet Sauvignon, spicy Syrah.
The word of the wine: Vatting
After five to eight days of alcoholic fermentation, it is possible to prolong the maceration in order to extract the maximum amount of matter from the marc. The wines obtained in this way are rich and full-bodied, and in principle are intended for laying down.
