Winery VillieraDown to Earth White (Sauvignon Blanc - Sémillon)
White wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Down to Earth White (Sauvignon Blanc - Sémillon) of Winery Villiera in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, citrus fruit or floral.
Food and wine pairings with Down to Earth White (Sauvignon Blanc - Sémillon)
Pairings that work perfectly with Down to Earth White (Sauvignon Blanc - Sémillon)
Original food and wine pairings with Down to Earth White (Sauvignon Blanc - Sémillon)
The Down to Earth White (Sauvignon Blanc - Sémillon) of Winery Villiera matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of fresh tuna with sesame seeds, festive sea pot or chantilly cream.
Details and technical informations about Winery Villiera's Down to Earth White (Sauvignon Blanc - Sémillon).
Discover the grape variety: Torrontés riojano
Most certainly of Argentine origin, very well known in this country, particularly in the Rioja and Salta regions. It is said to be the result of a cross between the Muscat d'Alexandrie and the Listan Prieto Noir, also known as Criolla Chica. We can note its resemblance with the torrontés sanjuanino, most certainly by the fact that it is also resulting from the same crossing. In Spain (Galicia), a grape variety bears the name of torrontés, it is most certainly the fernao Pires. Torrontés riojano is also present in Chile, but in France it is practically unknown.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Down to Earth White (Sauvignon Blanc - Sémillon) from Winery Villiera are 2019, 2018, 2016, 2017 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Villiera
The Winery Villiera is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 74 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.
The word of the wine: Vinification of sweet wines
Moelleux and liquoreux wines are characterized by the presence of residual sugars (natural sugar of the grape), not transformed into alcohol under the effect of yeasts. The fermentation is stopped by cold and by the addition of sulphur dioxide (sulphur).
