The Winery Le Riche of Stellenbosch of Western Cape

The Winery Le Riche is one of the world's great estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Le Riche wines in Stellenbosch among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Le Riche 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 Le Riche wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Le Riche wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of shepherd's pie (potatoes, beef, carrots, bacon), fried vegetables with merguez and chipo or eggs in meurette.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Le Riche. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Le Riche. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Showcase of the South African vineyard: signature Cabernet Sauvignon as king red — structured and age-worthy with notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and a menthol touch, firm tannins. Emblematic national Pinotage (created 1925) opulent and smoky (blackberry, coffee, leather). Fleshy Shiraz, supple Merlot as complement. Vibrant Chenin Blanc, ample Chardonnay and lively Sauvignon in whites.
Western Cape district (1679), Mediterranean climate tempered by False Bay, granitic soils.
How Winery Le Riche wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of spanish paella, papillotes of simple salmon steaks or zucchini and goat cheese quiche.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Le Riche. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Le Riche. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Dark, full-bodied reds with tight tannins and inky colour, showing aromas of blackberry, violet, gentle spice, liquorice and mentholated balsamic notes. Contributes colour, structure and aromatic freshness to great Médoc blends (Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases) where it remains a minority. Also vinified as a single variety in Spain (La Mancha), California, Australia and Argentina. A late-ripening Bordeaux variety.
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Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.