Winery Waterford EstateThe Family Reserve Heatherleigh
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the The Family Reserve Heatherleigh of Winery Waterford Estate in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with The Family Reserve Heatherleigh
Pairings that work perfectly with The Family Reserve Heatherleigh
Original food and wine pairings with The Family Reserve Heatherleigh
The The Family Reserve Heatherleigh of Winery Waterford Estate matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of croque-monsieur with tuna, cuttlefish a la plancha or fried chicken.
Details and technical informations about Winery Waterford Estate's The Family Reserve Heatherleigh.
Discover the grape variety: Johanniter
An interspecific cross between Riesling and FR 589-54 (Seyve-Villard 12481 x (pinot gris or rülander x chasselas or gutedel)) obtained in Germany in 1968 by Johannes Zimmermann. It has the particularity of having only one gene for resistance to mildew and powdery mildew. This variety can be found in Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands, etc. In France, it is practically unknown. Note that the "Johanniter" grape variety is a protected trademark.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of The Family Reserve Heatherleigh from Winery Waterford Estate are 2008, 2013, 0, 2015
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: Bitter (flavor)
A flavour generally provided in wines by polyphenols and accompanied by a sensation of pungency. In small quantities, bitterness makes you salivate, gives relief to the wine and reinforces its sapidity.
