Niel Joubert Wines
Christine-Marie First Kiss
Fortified from Paarl, South Africa
Bottle size:
500 ml
Shipping: R99 nationwide
Niel Joubert Wines
Klein Simonsvlei, the home of Niel Joubert Wines lies on the slopes of the Simonsberg mountain, on the outskirts of Paarl in the Western Cape Winelands. A large wine and fruit farm it has spectacular scenery, which includes five hills and ten dams fed from a natural mountain spring. There is abundant water and enough land diversity to accommodate the successful growing of apples, pears, peaches, plums, naartjies, lemons and blueberries, in addition to grapes. It has been owned since 1898 by the Joubert family, horticulturalists and grape growers by training, and is still run hands-on by individual family members, now in the 5th generation. Such was their commitment to quality production, as well as the pride in their achievements, that the wine range was renamed Niel Joubert wines in 1994, in honour of 3rd generation patriarch, father of current owner/general manager Daan
Description
Deep golden hue, with perfumed aromas of oak spice, orange peel, melon, vanilla pod, almonds, toffee, dried pear and raisins. The palate is medium sweet and not cloying, with good acidity to balance the sweetness. Deliciously rich and rounded, with flavours of orange citrus, honeycomb, sultanas, nuts and ginger spice on the lengthy finish.
Food Pairing
This sweet wine can cut through the richness of pâté or foie gras. Perfect with apple or pear tart, lemon pie, blue cheese or Roquefort, nuts and butternut soup.
