Winery Stellenbosch HillsPolkadraai Chenin Blanc - Sauvignon Blanc
White wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, vegetarian or lean fish.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Polkadraai Chenin Blanc - Sauvignon Blanc of Winery Stellenbosch Hills in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Polkadraai Chenin Blanc - Sauvignon Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Polkadraai Chenin Blanc - Sauvignon Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Polkadraai Chenin Blanc - Sauvignon Blanc
The Polkadraai Chenin Blanc - Sauvignon Blanc of Winery Stellenbosch Hills matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of tuna pizza, waterzooï of the sea or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.
Details and technical informations about Winery Stellenbosch Hills's Polkadraai Chenin Blanc - Sauvignon 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 Polkadraai Chenin Blanc - Sauvignon Blanc from Winery Stellenbosch Hills are 2009, 2013, 2020, 2017 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Stellenbosch Hills
The Winery Stellenbosch Hills is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Stellenbosch
The wine region of Stellenbosch is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. We currently count 582 estates and châteaux in the of Stellenbosch, producing 3443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Stellenbosch go well with generally quite well with dishes .
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: Aggressive
Said of a wine with excessive, biting and unpleasant acidity.
