Cape Pickled Fish – image by Jane Anne Hobbs
Thought I would run some wines past you well before the Easter weekend, to give you time to find them and pair them with my favourite Easter weekend dishes, for which I supply the links.
De Grendel Koetshuis Sauvignon Blanc 2021
De Grendel Wine Estate on the Tygerberg Hills facing The Mother City. The grapes for this wine come from a single vineyard next to the old Coach House on the farm. Perfect with my Pickled Fish Option for Good Friday. 18% of the juice was fermented and left in French Oak barrels for 100 days, as was the 2% component of Semillon. Beautiful pale citrine in colour in the glass. The green notes of Sauvignon, a fynbos herbaceousness, cold cream of pea soup garnished with asparagus. Full, rich and generous of palate and aftertaste. An impressive glass.
Perfect partner to my Pickled Fish – CLICK HERE
Read more about De Grendel Wine Estate- CLICK HERE
De Wetshof Chardonnay 2020
Finding itself in the International Top Ten on this year’s Chardonnay du Monde is no surprise to me. This is one of the finest Chardonnay’s in the world. Johann de Wet CEO says, “It is a tremendous honour. Not only to win a gold medal but to have the wines recognised as one of the Best Judged on this International Show. An icon wine made from plant material brought to South Africa in 1981 by my father, Danie de Wet, from the famous Clos de Mouche Vineyard in Burgundy.” The fruit quality is such that ageing for a year in French Oak Barrels merely supports the wine. Be prepared for a full-on sensual blast here.
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Read more about De Wetshof Wine Estate- CLICK HERE
Dianne Bibby’s Roast Leg of Lamb with Sweet Onion Marmalade
Durbanville Hills Sparkling Rosé nv
Perhaps more suited to a slice of Simnel Cake, this delicious off dry blend of 50% each Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz offers delicious whiffs of fraises de bois, red cherries and rose water. Cherries and berries and a good whack of citrus on the full and generous palate. A true any occasion wine.
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Read more about Durbanville Hills Wines – CLICK HEREGroot Constantia Potstill Brandy VSOP
Definitely your digestif after your Easter Sunday Lunch of The Pascal Lamb. Elegantly packaged, perfect as an Easter gift, this potstill brandy is attractive in the glass with its vibrant tiger’s eye gemstone colour. The aromas are of pear drops, soft dried apricots and then the oak spice and vanilla. The palate shows the dried pear and apricots, followed by vanilla again and hazelnuts. The quintessential glass of Fine Cape Potstill Brandy. VSOP, out of interest stands for Very Special Old Pale.
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Read more about Groot Constantia Wines – CLICK HERE
Groote Post Chenin Blanc 2021
Always ready to pay homage to Chenin Blanc, we are so lucky to have this grape in abundance, the largest planted wine grape in the county. 6 times that of its natural home in the Loire Valley. The climate up the West Coast in Darling is perfectly suited to this grape and Lukas Wentzel make a stonker. A no nonsense, utterly delicious fresh crisp Chenin. A beautiful pale lemon in the glass, with all the whiffs and flavours one expects from a fine wine like this one. Lots of fresh sliced pears, tropical fruits and crisp green apples in the clean ending. Perfect with my pickled fish.
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Read more about Groote Post Wines – CLICK HERE
Landskroon Blanc de Noir 2021
Perfect Easter Wine, pink, off dry and utterly delicious Pinotage Rosé. Perfect as a mid-morning refresher, a sundowner and great with cold and summery foods. It’s all about crisp and fresh and fun.
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Read more about Landskroon Wines – CLICK HERE
My Simnel Cake – image by Colleen Grove
Oldenburg Grenache Noir 2019
The more I taste Grenache Blanc, the more I like it. A perfect summer red which will reward you greatly if slightly chilled. More delicate than the reds to which we are used, and that’s the fun of it. Lovely red strawberries and raspberries on the nose, with an undertow of that fine product from Montélimar, nougat. Floral, juice making palate.
Perfect partner to Dianne Bibby’s Pascal Lamb Offering – CLICK HERE
Read more about Oldenburg Vineyards – CLICK HERE
Simonsig Kaapse Vonkel Satin Nectar Rosé Demi Sec 2020
Simonsig Wine Estate has been making fine Cap Classique Wines since the first in 1971, made by pioneer Frans Malan. Clever and amusing packaging. Lovely gentle pink in the glass. Excellent mousse, with thousands of little bubbles rising in joyousness to forma a crown at the top. A mingling of nose and palate, packed with sliced nectarines, red berry and cherry fruits and a fine line of acidity from entry to the long ‘sweet’ palated aftertaste.
Perfect partner to my Simnel Cake – CLICK HERE
Read more about Simonsig Wine Estate – CLICK HERE
Spier Signature Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
I have always maintained that if you want to know what a grape variety tastes like, the Spier Signature Series is the range for which to go. Johan Jordaan, Spier’s Cellarmaster makes this fine range using grapes from different appellations to gather together all the excellent aromas and flavours. Bright black berry fruits, beautifully supported by the oak with its spice and vanilla. There are great flavours of dark chocolate and country lane fruits like brambles. The palate is rich and generous, the tannins are soft, making for silken drinking.
Perfect partner to Dianne Bibby’s Pascal Lamb Offering – CLICK HERE
Read more about Spier Wine Farms – CLICK HERE
Dianne Bibby of https://www.bibbyskitchenat36.com/
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