The Winery Le Sueur of Calitzdorp of Western Cape

Winery Le Sueur
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 brochette of scallops and prawns, couscous chicken and merguez or thai fried rice.

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 tagine with carrots, sloth pork loin or rabbit with basquaise 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: Cinsault

Cinsaut noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). 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 large bunches and large grapes. Cinsaut noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

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: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

News about Winery Le Sueur and wines from the region

The appellations of Bourgogne

Understand the hierarchy of Burgundy wine appellations in less than a minute! Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogne-wines.com/ #BourgogneWines #Bourgogne ...

An overview of Saint-Véran appellation

Let’s have a look at Saint-Véran vineyard and discover the magnificent and very diverse landscapes of this appellation situated in the South of Bourgogne. Saint-Véran is one of the 5 Village appellations with Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Vinzelles, Pouilly-Loché and Viré-Clessé. Like them, it produces only white wines from the Chardonnay grape. What makes it special is that the vineyard is cut in two dinstinct parts by the vineyard of Pouilly-Fuissé. As anywhere else in the vineyard in Bourgogn ...

The Saint-Véran appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Saint-Véran appellation.The exercice is particularly complex as there are so many variables that make up the terroir throughout its geographical area. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in June 2021. Retrouvez-nous sur les réseaux so ...

The word of the wine: Performance

Quantity of grapes harvested per hectare. In AOC, the average yield is limited on the proposal of the appellation syndicate, validated by the Inao. The use of high-performance plant material (especially clones) and better control of vine diseases have increased yields. This is not without consequences on the quality of the wines (dilution) and on the state of the market (too much wine). We must not over-simplify: low yields are not synonymous with quality, and it is often in years with generous harvests that we find the greatest vintages (1982 and 1986 in Bordeaux, 1996 in Champagne, 1990 and 2005 in Burgundy...).