The Winery Yardstick of Elgin of Western Cape
The Winery Yardstick is one of the world's great estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Elgin to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Yardstick wines in Elgin among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Yardstick wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Yardstick wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Yardstick wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of ham and cheese macaroni gratin, potato and tuna gratin or quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Yardstick. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, red fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Yardstick. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
The wine region of Elgin is located in the region of Cape South Coast of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Paul Cluver or the Domaine Matthew Van Heerden produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Elgin are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Elgin often reveals types of flavors of cream, stone fruit or cheese and sometimes also flavors of quince, beeswax or citrus zest.
In the mouth of Elgin is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 75 estates and châteaux in the of Elgin, producing 336 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Elgin go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian.
How Winery Yardstick wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pot-au-feu, casserons in the country style or turnip confit with parma cheese.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Yardstick. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Yardstick. is a with a nice freshness.
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.
How Winery Yardstick wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Yardstick. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or red fruit.
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Pinot noir 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. Pinot noir can be found in many vineyards: Burgundy, Alsace, Jura, South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Armagnac, Lorraine, Beaujolais, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica.
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Plot of vines surrounded by walls. Many Burgundian climates are clos.