White Cabernet - Cabernet Cygne Blanc.

White Cabernet – Cabernet Cygne Blanc. »

Andrew Barrow

1 Mar

Costing around £12 a bottle a new variety – Cabernet Cygne Blanc – is to be offered from a South African producer. The variety is a naturally occurring version of the Cabernet vine and produces an aromatic wine with a peachy character reminiscent of a white Rhône..

Wine International
“The vines with white berries produced their first fruit in 1991. “I was mystified, excited and decided to keep the matter secret,” said Mann, who produced the first five vintages in secret. In 1999 it was registered as a new variety, Cabernet Cygne Blanc. In 2000, Mann granted Port Robe Estate on the Limestone Coast an exclusive licence to produce the variety.”

3 Comments »

Randall says:

04/03/2006 at 11:18 pm

Are you sure Cabernet Cygne Blanc – is to be offered from a South African producer? I thought is was from South Australia – http://www.portrobe.com
Andrew says:

05/03/2006 at 3:12 am

You are quite correct; no idea where I got South Africa from at all…
Duncan Harris says:

26/06/2010 at 3:42 am

The Mann vineyard is actually in the Swan Valley in Perth Western Australia. This is where the variety originated.
Mann sold the rights to Robe in South Australia to grow and produce wine.
The Robe vineyard is now for sale, see
http://www.wineryforsale.com.au/sale/port-robe-estate-1
regards

Orange Wine in the Vineyard

I’ve abandoned the usual Sunday morning croissant and a listen to the Archers omnibus today. Instead I’m heading to that London and the RAW Fair (openRead More

13
May

Wine Tasting Slovenian Style

The wines of Miha Batic a natural wine producer in Slovenia; photos and tasting notes taken while sampling the wines in the vineyard.

12
May

Tuscan Vineyard

Two European trips in quick succession – Slovenia followed by Tuscany. Never been to either before. Both were rapidly-scheduled press trips but they did yield quiteRead More

8
May

Wine Tasting Tuscan Style

Opening with the ‘basic’ wines he was almost apologetic at their simplicity. Personally I found them a delight; no idea of price at the time (the top of the range comes in at a very reasonable €20 cellar door) but to a bottle these ‘lesser’ wines were lovely, offering a balanced richness, a true regional acidic streak in the RI.VA.LE Chianti and a touch riper, softer palate to the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano.

5
May

Spittoon: We Spit So You Can Swallow