The Winery Somerhoek is one of the best wineries to follow in Breede River Valley.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Breede River Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Somerhoek wines in Breede River Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Somerhoek wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Somerhoek wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Somerhoek wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of ollada (catalonia), pasta salad with surimi or spinach and goat cheese quiche.
Largest wine valley of the Western Cape in South Africa (~40% of the country's vines), three districts: Worcester, Robertson, Breedekloof. Chenin Blanc flagship white: ample and fruity with signature notes of white apple, pear, peach, honey and mineral touch, round and long palate — supple, from dry to off-dry. Fresh Colombard, lively Sauvignon, ample Chardonnay. Sun-soaked Shiraz reds (blackberry, pepper), firm Cabernet, fruity Pinotage.
Dry irrigated climate, varied soils.
How Winery Somerhoek wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of cicadas at the chib, lamb roast with lavender or pheasant with mushrooms and tomatoes.
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
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Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.
