Winery Lanzerac - Le Général

Winery LanzeracLe Général

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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 Le Général of Winery Lanzerac is a red wine from the region of Stellenbosch of Western Cape.
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Malbec, the Petit Verdot and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Le Général of the Winery Lanzerac is in the top 70 of wines of Stellenbosch.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

chocolate, tobacco

Wine with earth taste

leather, smoke

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

On the nose the Le Général of Winery Lanzerac in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cassis or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, oak or vegetal.

Details and technical informations about Winery Lanzerac's Le Général.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.63°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon 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 bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Le Général - 2018
In the top 70 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Le Général - 2017
In the top 70 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Le Général - 2016
In the top 70 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Le Général - 2015
In the top 70 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Le Général - 2014
In the top 70 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Le Général - 2013
In the top 70 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Le Général - 2012
In the top 70 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5

The best vintages of Le Général from Winery Lanzerac are 2012, 2016, 2018, 2015 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery Lanzerac

The winery offers 30 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

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

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 200 of of South Africa wines
In the top 70 of of Stellenbosch wines
In the top 5000 of red wines
In the top 7000 wines of the world

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 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: Bite

Said of a wine with exacerbated acidity.

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