Winery Benguela Cove - Lighthouse Collection Moody Lagoon

Winery Benguela CoveLighthouse Collection Moody Lagoon

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Lighthouse Collection Moody Lagoon of Winery Benguela Cove is a red wine from the region of Walker Bay of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Lighthouse Collection Moody Lagoon of Winery Benguela Cove in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Benguela Cove's Lighthouse Collection Moody Lagoon.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Monbadon

Originally from the Charentes region, it is now endangered. It is still found in isolated stocks, most often in old ugni blanc plantations. This variety is said to be the result of a natural cross between folle blanche and ugni blanc. It is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties, list A1. - Synonyms: frontignan des Charentes, aramon blanc by mistake in the Var, gros montils on the island of Oléron, ugni de Montpellier, burger (not to be confused with elbling and gouais blanc which have the same synonym), auba, meslier d'Orléans (not to be confused with meslier saint François) (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!)

Last vintages of this wine

Lighthouse Collection Moody Lagoon - 2019
In the top 100 of of Walker Bay wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Lighthouse Collection Moody Lagoon - 2018
In the top 100 of of Walker Bay wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Lighthouse Collection Moody Lagoon - 2017
In the top 100 of of Walker Bay wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Lighthouse Collection Moody Lagoon from Winery Benguela Cove are 2017, 2018, 2019

Informations about the Winery Benguela Cove

The winery offers 32 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Walker Bay in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Benguela Cove is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 34 wines for sale in the of Walker Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 4500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 150 of of Walker Bay wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Walker Bay

The wine region of Walker Bay is located in the region of Cape South Coast of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bouchard Finlayson or the Domaine Creation produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Walker Bay are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Walker Bay often reveals types of flavors of raspberry, mocha or mango and sometimes also flavors of guava, passion fruit or grass.


The wine region of Western Cape

The Western Cape is home to the vast majority of the South African wine industry, and the country's two most famous wine regions, Stellenbosch and Paarl. The city of Cape Town serves as the epicenter of the Cape Winelands, a mountainous, biologically diverse area in the south-western corner of the African continent. A wide variety of wines are produced here. Wines from the Shiraz and Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

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The word of the wine: Load shedding

Unlike pumping over, the liquid part is completely removed from the tank before being poured over the marc. This allows for a better mixing of the solid particles and the juice.

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