The Winery Le Sueur of Calitzdorp of Western Cape

Winery Le Sueur - Chenin Blanc
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 19 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Calitzdorp in the region of Western Cape
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The Winery Le Sueur is one of the world's great estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Calitzdorp to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Le Sueur wines

Looking for the best Winery Le Sueur wines in Calitzdorp among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Le Sueur 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 Sueur wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Le Sueur

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Le Sueur

How Winery Le Sueur wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of aïoli, lobster tail armorican style or cod with chorizo sauce and grilled peppers.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Le Sueur

On the nose the white wine of Winery Le Sueur. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Le Sueur. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Le Sueur

  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Calitzdorp

The wine region of Calitzdorp is located in the region of Klein Karoo of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine De Krans or the Domaine De Krans produce mainly wines red, natural sweet and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Calitzdorp are Touriga nacional, Tinta Barroca and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Calitzdorp often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

In the mouth of Calitzdorp is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 9 estates and châteaux in the of Calitzdorp, producing 76 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Calitzdorp go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or sweet desserts.

The top red wines of Winery Le Sueur

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Le Sueur

How Winery Le Sueur wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal simmered with vegetables, leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche or rabbit in sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Le Sueur

On the nose the red wine of Winery Le Sueur. often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Le Sueur

  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Cinsault
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Le Sueur

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

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 Le Sueur and wines from the region

Canada’s Okanagan Valley approves six new sub-appellations

Canada’s western province of British Columbia (BC), has approved six new sub-appellations for its most famous wine-growing region of Okanagan Valley. The Okanagan Valley is BC’s largest appellation – called Geographical Indications (GIs) in Canada. And from a standing start in 2015, it now has 11 sub-GIs following the recent ratification. The six new sub-GIs are: Summerland Valleys, Summerland Lakefront, Summerland Bench, East Kelowna Slopes, South Kelowna Slopes and Lake Country. They are now l ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Couple arrested in Croatia over €1.6m wine heist

A man and woman carried out the ‘meticulously planned’ theft at the Atrio hotel and restaurant in western Spain back in October. They made off with a bottle of 1806 Château D’Yquem and a large haul of Domaine de la Romanée Conti after breaking into Atrio’s famous cellar. That sparked a nine-month international manhunt. Police in Spain teamed up with Interpol and Europol, plus authorities in Romania and the Netherlands, to track a pair of suspects down. They eventually swooped on a 29-year-old Me ...

The word of the wine: Dame-jeanne

Large bottle or wicker-clad carboy used to transport wine and store old spirits before blending.