Winery SterhuisAstra White

White wine of Stellenbosch of Western Cape of South Africa

4.1

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.

The Astra White of Winery Sterhuis is a white wine from the region of Stellenbosch of Western Cape.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Chardonnay and the Chenin blanc.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, pork or vegetarian.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Astra White of Winery Sterhuis in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or tropical fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Astra White

Pairings that work perfectly with Astra White

Fruity desserts

Pork

Vegetarian

Original food and wine pairings with Astra White

The Astra White of Winery Sterhuis matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of zucchini lasagna, pasta salmon - fresh cream or fried rice with shrimp and chicken.

Details and technical informations about Winery Sterhuis's Astra White.

Winery

Winery Sterhuis

Grape varieties

Chardonnay , Chenin blanc

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Last vintages of this wine

Astra White - 2009

In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines

Average rating: 4.3

Astra White - 2006

In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines

Average rating: 4.1

The best vintages of Astra White from Winery Sterhuis are 2009, 2006

Informations about the Winery Sterhuis

The winery offers 17 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Sterhuis is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 4000 of of South Africa wines

In the top 1500 of of Stellenbosch wines

In the top 40000 of white wines

In the top 150000 wines of the world

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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