Grape · White

Colombard

Also known as Colombar in South Africa or French Colombard in California

Warm climate

About

Once a Cognac distilling grape, now the crisp, grapefruity white that fills glasses from Gascony to South Africa, where growers call it Colombar. Fresh, unoaked, and quietly reliable, with zesty acidity that shrugs off warm climates. In Robertson and the Breede River valley it anchors honest, keenly priced everyday whites.

Typical profile

Body

Lean

Acidity

Bright

Sweetness

Dry

Aromas

What the grape gives up young, and what it grows into with time in bottle.

Young · fresh from the glass

grapefruit lime green apple passion fruit cut grass white flowers

Aged · develops with bottle time

candied citrus honey dried pineapple

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Oak influence

None

Aging

Drink young and cold, within 1-2 years.

Growing regions

How the grape expresses across places, grouped by country. Chips call out how a region's style deviates from the grape's default.

South Africa

Robertson

Known locally as Colombar: crisp, grapefruity everyday whites from the Breede River farms, the honest heart of the valley's white tradition.

Food pairings

fish and chipsgreen saladsgoat cheesecevichegrilled calamari