Winery Leeuwenkuil Family VineyardsLion's Lair Family Reserve White
White wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Chenin blanc and the Roussanne.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, poultry or lean fish.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Lion's Lair Family Reserve White of Winery Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Lion's Lair Family Reserve White
Pairings that work perfectly with Lion's Lair Family Reserve White
Original food and wine pairings with Lion's Lair Family Reserve White
The Lion's Lair Family Reserve White of Winery Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or poultry such as recipes of pasta with tuna and cream, pasta with mussels or simple endive gratin with gruyere cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards's Lion's Lair Family Reserve White.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Lion's Lair Family Reserve White from Winery Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards are 2011, 0, 2012
Informations about the Winery Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards
The Winery Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 39 wines for sale in the of Swartland to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Swartland
The wine region of Swartland is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sadie Family or the Domaine Sadie Family produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Swartland are Chenin blanc, Mourvèdre and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Swartland often reveals types of flavors of cherry, marmalade or cantaloupe and sometimes also flavors of chard, poire nashi or red cherry.
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.
The word of the wine: Pedicel
Small stalk.
