Winery SpierDrakenskloof Chenin Blanc
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with lean fish, shellfish or mild and soft cheese.
Taste structure of the Drakenskloof Chenin Blanc from the Winery Spier
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In the mouth the Drakenskloof Chenin Blanc of Winery Spier in the region of Western Cape is a with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Drakenskloof Chenin Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Drakenskloof Chenin Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Drakenskloof Chenin Blanc
The Drakenskloof Chenin Blanc of Winery Spier matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of cuttlefish rust, honey chicken wok style or cod and zucchini crumble.
Details and technical informations about Winery Spier's Drakenskloof Chenin Blanc.
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 Drakenskloof Chenin Blanc from Winery Spier are 2014, 2016
Informations about the Winery Spier
The Winery Spier is one of wineries to follow in Western Cape.. It offers 103 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.
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The word of the wine: Merithalle
Botanical term for the interval between two nodes or between two leaf insertions on a branch (see internode).
