Winery Rijk'sCape Winemakers Guild Chenin Blanc

White wine of Tulbagh of Western Cape of South Africa

4.4

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.

The Cape Winemakers Guild Chenin Blanc of Winery Rijk's is a white wine from the region of Tulbagh of Western Cape.
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with lean fish, shellfish or mild and soft cheese.
The Cape Winemakers Guild Chenin Blanc of the Winery Rijk's is in the top 80 of wines of Tulbagh.

Taste structure of the Cape Winemakers Guild Chenin Blanc from the Winery Rijk's

Light		Bold
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Cape Winemakers Guild Chenin Blanc of Winery Rijk's in the region of Western Cape is a with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Vegetal

Earth

On the nose the Cape Winemakers Guild Chenin Blanc of Winery Rijk's in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or citrus fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Cape Winemakers Guild Chenin Blanc

Pairings that work perfectly with Cape Winemakers Guild Chenin Blanc

Original food and wine pairings with Cape Winemakers Guild Chenin Blanc

Spicy food

The Cape Winemakers Guild Chenin Blanc of Winery Rijk's matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of cantonese rice, pizza with peppers and spicy chicken or monkfish with curry.

Details and technical informations about Winery Rijk's's Cape Winemakers Guild Chenin Blanc.

Winery

Winery Rijk's

Grape varieties

Chenin blanc

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

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.

Informations about the Winery Rijk's

The winery offers 30 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.

It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Tulbagh in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Rijk's is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 30 wines for sale in the of Tulbagh to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 8500 of of South Africa wines

In the top 80 of of Tulbagh wines

In the top 90000 of white wines

In the top 350000 wines of the world

The wine region of Tulbagh

The wine region of Tulbagh is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Rijk's or the Domaine Saronsberg produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Tulbagh are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Pinotage and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Tulbagh often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, cranberry or prune and sometimes also flavors of cassis, clove or chocolate.

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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