The Winery Lanzerac of Stellenbosch of Western Cape

Winery Lanzerac - Le Général
The winery offers 30 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 35 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Lanzerac is one of the world's great estates. It offers 30 wines for sale in of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Lanzerac wines

Looking for the best Winery Lanzerac wines in Stellenbosch among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Lanzerac wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Lanzerac wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Lanzerac

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Lanzerac

How Winery Lanzerac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pastasciutta (corsica), leg of lamb bravado in the oven or duck with vanilla (reunion island).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Lanzerac

On the nose the red wine of Winery Lanzerac. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, dark fruit or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, tree fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Lanzerac. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Lanzerac

  • 2007With an average score of 4.24/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.05/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Lanzerac.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Malbec
  • Pinotage
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Stellenbosch

The wine region of Stellenbosch is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. We currently count 582 estates and châteaux in the of Stellenbosch, producing 3443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Stellenbosch go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top white wines of Winery Lanzerac

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Lanzerac

How Winery Lanzerac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of sautéed squid with parsley, chicken legs and changing or microwave quick fish fillets.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Lanzerac

On the nose the white wine of Winery Lanzerac. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, non oak or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, earth or vegetal. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Lanzerac. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Lanzerac

  • 2011With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Lanzerac.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chenin Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

The top pink wines of Winery Lanzerac

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Lanzerac

How Winery Lanzerac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef with caramelized onion, lamb sweetbreads with white wine and sorrel cream or cassoulet.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Lanzerac

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Lanzerac. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Lanzerac

  • 2020With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Lanzerac.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Malbec
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Pinotage

The word of the wine: Draft liquor

Liqueur composed of sugar dissolved in wine, used for the dosage of sparkling wines made by the traditional method. It is also known as "liqueur d'expédition" or "liqueur de dosage".

The top sparkling wines of Winery Lanzerac

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Lanzerac

How Winery Lanzerac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of savoyard pizza (cream base), bacalhau com natas or vegan leek and tofu quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Lanzerac

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Lanzerac. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Lanzerac.

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Lanzerac

Planning a wine route in the of Stellenbosch? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Lanzerac.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Lanzerac and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Draft liquor

Liqueur composed of sugar dissolved in wine, used for the dosage of sparkling wines made by the traditional method. It is also known as "liqueur d'expédition" or "liqueur de dosage".