Winery Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards - Lion's Lair Red Blend

Winery Leeuwenkuil Family VineyardsLion's Lair Red Blend

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
The tasters did not really appreciate this wine.
The Lion's Lair Red Blend of Winery Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards is a red wine from the region of Swartland of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.

Details and technical informations about Winery Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards's Lion's Lair Red Blend.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Lion's Lair Red Blend - 2015
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 311100

The best vintages of Lion's Lair Red Blend from Winery Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards are 2015

Informations about the Winery Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards

The winery offers 38 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is in the top 40 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Swartland in the region of Western Cape

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.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 25000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 1000 of of Swartland wines
In the top 650000 of red wines
In the top 1500000 wines of the world

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.

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The word of the wine: Dress

Visual aspect of the wine. The colour is defined by its intensity, clarity, brilliance and colour, which indicate the level of evolution of the wine, thus giving an indication of its vintage.

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