Boplaas Cape Portuguese Verdelho 2024

This aromatic lighter bodied wine with its combination of tropical fruit flavours, citrus, yellow pear, granny smith apple, lemon grass and crisp acidity.

An ideal apperitif or partner to fresh seafood - grilled cob, deep-fried calamari or a generous paella; aromatic Asian dishes; a Sunday roast chicken; grilled peri-peri chicken or causal al fresco dining.

variety : Verdelho [ 100% Verdehlo ]
winemaker : Carel Nel CWM, Margaux Nel
wine of origin : Calitzdorp
analysis : alc : 12.89 % vol  rs : 1.8 g/l  pH : 3.24  ta : 5.6 g/l  
type : White  style : Dry  body : Light  taste : Fruity   wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 750ml  closure : Screwcap  

ageing : Drink now.

An innovative white wine consisting of Verdehlo – an exotic white Portuguese variety which thrive in the Klein Karoo region.

about the harvest: Hand-harvested in the cool of the morning

in the cellar : Crushed and gently pressed, followed by a cool fermentation in stainless steel, prior to blending and bottling. Fermented in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks to maintain the exotic fruit flavours and crisp acidity of this blended dry white wine. Verdehlo’s intense citrus, pineapple and pear aromatics combine with the tropical fruit flavours of Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay’s apple and crisp acidity.

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