Winery Vriesenhof - Muscat d'Alexandrie

Winery VriesenhofMuscat d'Alexandrie

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Muscat d'Alexandrie of Winery Vriesenhof is a natural sweet wine from the region of Stellenbosch of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with spicy food and sweet desserts.

Food and wine pairings with Muscat d'Alexandrie

Pairings that work perfectly with Muscat d'Alexandrie

Original food and wine pairings with Muscat d'Alexandrie

The Muscat d'Alexandrie of Winery Vriesenhof matches generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of coconut chicken à la bellevilloise or simple pancake batter.

Details and technical informations about Winery Vriesenhof's Muscat d'Alexandrie.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Rosé du Var

Rosé du Var rosé is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Rosé du Var rosé can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.

Last vintages of this wine

Muscat d'Alexandrie - 2011
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Muscat d'Alexandrie - 2008
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Muscat d'Alexandrie from Winery Vriesenhof are 2008, 2011

Informations about the Winery Vriesenhof

The winery offers 43 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 25 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Vriesenhof is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 45 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 9000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 3000 of of Stellenbosch wines
In the top 4000 of natural sweet wines
In the top 400000 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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The word of the wine: Wiring

Action of periodically filling barrels containing wine, in order to offset evaporation and maintain a maximum level. The topping up allows to avoid the phenomenon of oxidation.

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