Wines ntawm South Africa: xyuas

Rau ntau, South Africa lub wines tseem undiscovered. Txawm hais tias lub rhawv ntawm cov khw muag khoom noj khoom haus thiab kev pheej hmoo nrog cov pheej yig fwj nrog cov tsiaj txhu ntau ntawm cov ntawv, cov neeg nyiam kev hlub hauv ntiaj teb ntseeg tias qab ntawm daim duab ntawm Goza Fairview tsis muaj dab tsi tshwj xeeb. Meanwhile, South Africa yog tibneeg hu tauj coob tiag tiag wines.

Lub ntiaj teb tshiab thiab qub

Fabkis, Italian, Mev, wines ntawm Portugal thiab lub teb chaws Yelemees - tag nrho cov ntawm lawv mus rau lub cheeb tsam ntawm lub Qub Ntiaj Teb. Rau lub Ntiaj Teb Tshiab yuav raug ntaus nqi, piv txwv li, New Zealand. Cov cheeb tsam no feem ntau muaj keeb kwm ntawm winemaking tshaj Europe, thiab lawv muaj huab cua sov. Nyob rau hauv Feem ntau, ib lub raj mis ntawm wine los ntawm lub ntiaj teb tshiab yog denoted los ntawm txiv hmab ntau yam es lub npe ntawm qhov chaw.

Thiab txawm tias South Africa, uas muaj li peb lub sijhawm ntawm lub xeev California, yog qhov chaw tshiab thaj tsam, novice hauv cov teeb meem no, nws tsis yog. Rau thawj lub sij hawm txiv hmab raug cog ntawm no nyob rau hauv 1655, thiab tsis ntev tom qab ntawd cov khoom qab zib ntawm Constance, uas yog nyob ze ntawm Cape Town, tau nthuav dav thoob plaws hauv Tebchaws Europe.

South Africa tau tuaj ib txoj kev ntev. Thaum nws rho tawm, feem ntau ntawm lub teb chaws lub wines tau tsho thiab tsis qab. Liab feem ntau differed nyob rau hauv lub saj ntawm roj hmab burnt, thiab dawb resembled vinegar. Tab sis txij li thaum ces qhov zoo tau dramatically kho.

Niaj hnub no wines ntawm South Africa nrog saj ntawm txiv hmab txiv ntoo yuj kab txaij, tsis yog devoid of earth fragrances thiab differing nyob rau hauv tag nrho kev tswj, sim ua kom yeej xwb cov qub thiab New World. Vim hais tias ntawm huab cua sov, raws li ib txoj cai, liab txiv hmab hauv South Africa heev ripe thiab tsim tag nrho, high alcoholic wines. Tab sis nyob rau hauv Western Cape, cov dej hiav txwv txias dej tau pab tswj kom muaj cov kua qaub ciab, uas ua rau kev noj qab haus huv thiab ntau dua rau noj.

Koj pom dab tsi ntawm daim ntawv qhia?

Qhov zoo tshaj plaws wines ntawm South Africa, nyob rau hauv lub tswv yim ntawm cov kiv cua ntawm no tshav ntuj haus dej ua nyob rau hauv lub southwestern ib feem ntawm lub teb chaws, tau hais tias lub Western Cape. Cov dej cawv muaj qee thaj tsam loj heev, uas tau tawg mus rau hauv cov cheeb tsam tsev kawm ntawv, cheeb tsam thiab thaj av. Piv txwv, Stellenbosch yog ib cheeb tsam hauv thaj av Xeev.

Wines ntawm South Africa muaj lawv tus kheej lub npe ntawm keeb kwm, uas zoo li cov American AVA. Yog hais tias muaj ntawv "wine los ntawm Stellenbosch" ntawm lub raj mis ntawm daim npog xyooj, ntau yam tam sim ntawd los ua qhov tseeb: cov dej haus tsis tau, nws yog 85% ntawm shenen-blanca, thiab cov txiv hmab hauv Grellenbosch hlob. Cov kws kho mob tsis tas yuav sau lawv cov khoom li no, tab sis yog lawv tsis ua, lawv yuav tsis muaj peev xwm qhia rau ntawm daim ntawv sau npe, qib lossis thaj chaw.

Sauvignon Blanc

Yog hais tias koj tab tom nrhiav kev zoo thiab pheej yig dawb cawv ntawm South Africa, kev txheeb xyuas cov neeg tawm tswv yim pom zoo nrog Sauvignon Blanc. Qhov no yog ib qho piv txwv txog kev yuav ua li cas rau South Africa txoj kev tshiab ntawm lub New thiab Old World: haus tsis muaj qhov khoos phis New Zealand, tiam sis nws muaj ib daim ntawv ntsuab tshiab uas yog txuam nrog phoj nyob rau hauv cov nyom, zoo ua ke nrog cov paj dawb thiab nplua, chalky minerals uas tau Nco qab samsera. Yog xav paub txog cov kev xav no, koj tuaj yeem sim "Neil Ellis 2013 Sauvignon Blanc" ntawm $ 15 ib lub raj mis los ntawm Groenkloof, ib winery hauv Darling, nyob rau hauv thaj chaw Coastal. Caw yuav ci ntsa iab ib hnub nrog cov paj ntim ntawm txiv kab ntxwv qaub thiab ntxoov cov tshuaj tshiab.

Sauvignon blanc feem ntau xav txog kev haus dej ua rau dej haus zoo li lub lymada, siv ua ntej pib noj mov. Ib lub raj mis zoo zoo tuaj yeem ua ke nrog richer lub ntsiab tais diav, xws li halibut nrog cov hmoov txhuv Lee. Kev txheeb xyuas ntawm lovers pom zoo kom sim "Cape Point Vineyards 2013 Sauvignon Blanc" ($ 25). Kev txhawb nqa los ntawm kev sib ncawg ntawm xya-lab, lub txiv hmab txiv ntoo sib xyaw aromas ntawm dawb txiv duaj thiab raw hazelnuts. Buitenverwachting (feem ntau zog rau Buiten lossis Bayten) yog lwm qhov chaw tsim khoom zoo uas tsim nyog nrhiav.

Shenin Blanc

Rau ntau pua xyoo, South African winemakers tau hu ua no paj grapes "style", tab sis nyob rau hauv lub xyoo 1960 lawv nrhiav tau tias qhov tseeb nws yog "Shenen Blanc", ntau yam uas ua xws li Fabkis thaj tsam li Vouvray thiab Savyenere nto moo. Yog hais tias koj nyiam pinot gris los yog sauvignon blanc, ces cov kws txawj yog ntseeg tau qhia sim haus ntawm no grapes. Nws yog ib tug qhuav cawu cub ntawm South Africa muaj yuav luag tsis muaj tsos tej qhov tsw ntawm daj kua thiab jasmine.

Tus txiv neej Family Wines ua rau thaj tsam zoo nkauj Schengen Blanc nqes hav, uas tuaj yeem yuav tau rau tsawg dua kaum duas las. Kev sau ntawm 2014 yog tshiab thiab huv si, nrog sau ntawv ntawm ripe melon thiab dawb peach, uas ua rau nws ib tug zoo luag ntawm cov nqaij nruab deg thiab ib tav su so on lub lawj.

South African txiv hmab txiv ntoo "shenen-blanc" yog siv los ua cov khoom qub thiab feem ntau sib xyaw nrog Rona ntau yam, xws li "vionie", "rusan", "marsan" thiab "grenache blanc". Qhov no cawu cub ntawm South Africa xyuas tau yog los ntawm kev kuaj pom ntawm ib qho khoom plig zoo nkauj thiab kev ntxhib los mos. Sim cov Jackal Bird winery Fable Mountain Vineyards sau ntawm 2012 ntawm tus nqi ntawm $ 25. Nws yog ib tug nplua nuj thiab ceeb tshiab haus nrog aromas ntawm Cherry thiab daj almonds.

Wine Pinotage

South Africa scares ntau tasting pinotage, tab sis txoj kev ua no tas mus nrog qhov tseeb tias cov hom pom cov kiv cua tshiab thiab tiav niam txiv feem ntau nyiam thiab nthuav dej. Grapes ib zaug hu ua "cov nplaum qhwv thiab ib qho barnard", tiam sis tsis ntev los no cov qoob loo yog cov tsis zoo.

Piv txwv zoo ntawm pinotage muab cov ziab ntawm lub hnub ci-nwj hnub ci thiab qab zib lauj kaub nrog tshuaj ntsuab thiab dej taws. Lawv yuav nco qab cov lus Fabkis qab teb tau ua los ntawm cov txiv hmab "Carignan", "Syra", "Grenache" and "Murvedra".

Lwm cov xov xwm zoo yog tias lub raj mis ntawm cov dej qab ntawm no tsi tau yooj yim pom muaj nyob rau hauv tag nrho cov nqi khoom. Rau li ntawm 13 dollars, koj tuaj yeem npaj tau nyob rau ntawm "Tormentoso" pintage ntawm xyoo 2013 thiab nyiam ua ke nrog cov flavors tshiab liab plum, blueberry thiab hamburger ntawm cov hniav nyiaj hniav kub. Kanonkop yog tus tsim tawm zoo heev los ntawm Stellenbosch, leej twg ua tau ib qho zoo heev ntawm pinafore hu ua Kadette muaj nqis txog $ 12. Nws yog sib tov nrog Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot thiab Cabernet-fraun.

Cov uas xav mus tshawb cov qhov siab, uas yuav ncav cuag lub liab wines ntawm South Africa, yuav tsum diav rawg tawm 100% Pinotage los ntawm Kanonkop rau txog $ 40 ib lam fwj. Cov nplaum liab qab ntawm cov kua txiv hmab txiv ntoo, cov violets thiab cov yeeb nkab qhuav yog cov zoo li roast lamb lossis lwm cov nqaij hauv cov hniav nyiaj hniav kub.

Shiraz lossis Syrah

Cov cawv no, qee zaum hu ua shiraz, thiab qee zaum muaj qhov muag, muaj cov paj ntim ntawm cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo thiab cov nplaum, thiab cov nplaj teb ntawm lub Ntiaj Teb Qub. Muaj coob tus kuj hnov cov kua txob thiab cov nqaij ntxim nyoos uas txawv Fabkis ntau ntau yam.

Koj yuav tsum tau nrhiav cov kua txiv hmab txiv ntoo ntawm Swarthland. Qhov no yog ib tug zoo kawg cheeb tsam, nyob rau sab qaum teb ntawm dhaus Cape lub zos, uas yog feem ntau yog muab piv rau cov Rhone hav, nto moo rau nws cov txiv hmab "Syrah". Rau qhov kev xeem, Secateurs 2012 Liab Blend tsim los ntawm Badenhorst Family Wines ntawm $ 14 ib lam fwj, nyob rau hauv Shiraz, Senso thiab ntau lwm yam txiv hmab txiv ntoo ntau tsim tsim muaj kua txiv hmab txiv ntoo, nruab nrab-nplua nuj nrog paj ntoos ntawm strawberries thiab anise.

Kiv cua ntawm ntau daring Syrah ntau yam yuav tsum tau sim lub Bellingham's 'Bernard Series' 2011 Me Cheeb SMV ntawm ib tug nqi ntawm $ 40 los ntawm lub Coastal cheeb tsam. Cov kiv cua ntawm lub Australian shiraz yuav tshwj xeeb tshaj yog txaus siab rau cov paj ntoos ntawm cherry, tsaus chocolate thiab rocky granite tones ntawm no cawu cub.

Chardonnay thiab Pinot Noir

Cov ob hom no pom lawv sab ntsuj plig teb chaw nyob rau hauv Burgundy, Fabkis, tab sis yog zus thoob lub ntiaj teb nrog ntau txoj kev vam meej. Nws yog ib qho nyuaj rau kev pom qhov tseeb tshuav ntawm lub hnub thiab cua txias, tsis txhob hais txog cov av zoo, los ua cov caw no yog ib qho txiaj ntsim zoo heev. Hauv qee thaj chaw South Africa, daim duab ntawm kev tswj kom muaj nuj nqis tau zoo heev, thiab Walker Bay yog tus thawj coj ntawm lawv. Koj yuav tsum nrhiav caw liab qab ntawm South Africa los ntawm lub hav ntawm Hemel-en-Aarde ("Paradise on Earth"). Nws nyob ntawm no hais tias lub npe hu ua Winery Hamilton Russell yog nyob. Nws Chardonnay 2013 sau txog $ 25 ntawm ib lub raj mis yog nplua nuj nplaum nplaum, nws cov paj txiv ntoo ntawm cov txiv ntseej thiab cov cua ci ntsa iab npau npaug los ntawm kev nyeem cov minerality.

Nyob rau hauv South Africa, tsis ntau npaum li "Pinot Noir" yog zus, tab sis dab tsi tuaj yeem raug pom muaj yog zoo heev. "Strom vines" ntawm xyoo 2012 sau, ua los ntawm winery "Wrede" los ntawm lub hav ntawm Hemel-en-Aarde (45 USD), deliciously aromatic nrog sau ntawv ntawm cov txiv pos nphuab tshiab, rose petals thiab cinnamon. Cov neeg uas nyiam pinot noir los ntawm Oregon yuav tsum tau saj cov dej caw no: nws muaj ntau acidity, nruab nrab kev ntxhib los mos thiab cov tannin muag.

Cabernet Sauvignon Blends

Nrhiav ib lub ntiaj teb zoo ntawm cabernet-sauvignon ntawm tus nqi pheej yig? Nws nyuab dua thiab nyuab dua, tab sis South Africa muaj nqis nqis rau cov nyiaj. Lub Mulderbosch ncaj ncees Hound, ua los ntawm Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet-Fra, Merlot, Malbec, thiab Bird Verdo, muag rau $ 19 thiab muab piv rau nws cov neeg sib txawv kim. Qhov no nplua nuj nyob ntawm kev sib tshuam ntawm cov kev cai qub thiab cov Thoob Ntiaj Teb Tshiab yog sau nrog cov aromas ntawm qab qab zib cherry, mint thiab cedar thiab envelops nrog ib tug refined terroir.

Ci ntsa iab: Caj Cob Quav Classique

Cap Classique - lub npe rau ntawm cov tsoos txoj kev zus tau tej cov ci ntsa iab cawv, ua nyob rau hauv South Africa. Cov South African wines uas tuaj yeem ua rau txhua qhov chaw nyob hauv lub tebchaws, xws li champagne, muaj cov roj carbon dioxide nyob rau hauv tus txheej txheem ntawm secondary fermentation hauv lub raj mis. Pawg no yog nyob ntawm kev nce qib, yog li ntawd tseem tsis tau muaj kev qhia txog kev lag luam. Ib tug ntawm cov neeg sawv cev ntawm Cap Classique yog Graham Beck's Brut Rosé ntawm $ 15 ib lam fwj. Qhov khoov ntawm "Pinot Noir" thiab "Chardonnay" yog ib qho zoo tshaj plaws nrog rau cov ntawv sau tshiab ntawm raspberry, kua liab thiab daj nplaum.