Winery Waterford EstateHeatherleigh
Sweet wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Chenin blanc and the Viognier.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, pork or vegetarian.
The Heatherleigh of the Winery Waterford Estate is in the top 70 of wines of Stellenbosch.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Heatherleigh of Winery Waterford Estate in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Heatherleigh
Pairings that work perfectly with Heatherleigh
Original food and wine pairings with Heatherleigh
The Heatherleigh of Winery Waterford Estate matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of homemade pork curry, duck parmentier or gratin of ravioli with salmon.
Details and technical informations about Winery Waterford Estate's Heatherleigh.
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 Heatherleigh from Winery Waterford Estate are 2017, 2016, 0
Informations about the Winery Waterford Estate
The Winery Waterford Estate is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 45 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: Trader-Handler
Champagne term for a merchant who buys grapes to make a Champagne wine himself.
