Kasteel Engelenburg 🇳🇱owns the largest SA wine collection in Europe & serves only 🇿🇦wines.
Three Creation Wines employees from Hemel-en-Aarde Valley in SA are on exchange for 3 months at Kasteel Engelenburg. They recently treated Dutch food & wine journalists to SA cuisine & 🍷
Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Unoaked 2019
Douro - Portugal
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Own grapes. Own style. Own taste. Lots of sunshine. But also sun acids. So characteristic of red Portuguese. Firm and dark fruit. Ripe cherries. Thick plums. Cassis. A dash of condiment.
De Wetshof, Chardonnay 'Lesca' 2018
Robertson - South Africa
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Is it luxurious-nutty in flavours, buttery chatter-creamy and tropical-fruity as in the still lifes of mango, pineapple and passion fruit that claim a colorful role in the breakfast buffet of Burj Al Arab.
Henri Bourgeois, En Travertine 2019
Pouilly-Fumé - France
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Somewhat tougher, plumper and firmer sauvignon blanc than Les Baronnes from Sancerre by Henri Bourgeois. Gooseberries that are not too ripe, wild apples, some grapefruit bitters and deliciously 'limy.'
Tiefenbrunner, Pinot Grigio 'Merus' 2019
Alto Adige-Südtirol - Italy
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Loved for its fit, mountain-fresh white wines, including this wood-free grigio. Hapsap apple and pear, pure peach, fair bitters, tight acidity.
Tabali, Chardonnay Gran Reserva 'Pedregoso' 2018
Limari Valley - Chile
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Thus a fresh-tight, not too frivolous chardonnay. Stone fruit: that was to be expected. In short, present, but not too ripe. The freshness of sour cream. Shot of citrus. Lively and uplifting.
De Wetshof, Chardonnay sur Lie 2020
Robertson - South Africa
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Clean white fruit. Soft filling. Mild mouthfeel. Biscuit sweet. One of the better South African Chardonnays I tasted at this price level.
Tenuta Regaleali, Bianco - 2019
Etna - Italy
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Grecanico, Inzolia, Carricante
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Fine, dry, mineral and tight. Pear flirting with orange bitters and anise. Apple winks with anise. Citrus sways with mint.
Exciting. But that is often the case with a volcano nearby.
Henri Bourgeois, Petit Bourgeois - 2018
Val de Loire - France
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Cabernet Franc
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An adult red with home grape cabernet franc. The strict edges filed off, blackberries without spines, thick cherries, the sweetness of roasted peppers and bay leaves.