Winery BoschendalReserve Collection Vin d'Or
Sweet wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Chenin blanc, the Roussanne and the Viognier.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, pork or poultry.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Reserve Collection Vin d'Or of Winery Boschendal 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 Reserve Collection Vin d'Or
Pairings that work perfectly with Reserve Collection Vin d'Or
Original food and wine pairings with Reserve Collection Vin d'Or
The Reserve Collection Vin d'Or of Winery Boschendal matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of tanjia, royal couscous (lamb, chicken, merguez) or veal cutlets with savoy tomme.
Details and technical informations about Winery Boschendal's Reserve Collection Vin d'Or.
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 Reserve Collection Vin d'Or from Winery Boschendal are 2016, 2012, 2017, 2015 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Boschendal
The Winery Boschendal is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 91 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: Licking
Operation consisting in sanitizing a barrel by introducing a wick of ignited sulphur which produces a release of sulphurous gas.
