The Winery Lieben of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley of Western Cape

Winery Lieben - Cabernet Franc
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 16 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Hemel-en-Aarde Valley in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Lieben is one of the world's great estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Lieben wines

Looking for the best Winery Lieben wines in Hemel-en-Aarde Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Lieben 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 Lieben wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Lieben

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Lieben

How Winery Lieben wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tagliata with truffle oil, lebanese lamb meatball or marinated duck with honey and five spices.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Lieben

On the nose the red wine of Winery Lieben. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of non oak, microbio or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Lieben. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Lieben

  • 2017With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley

The wine region of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley is located in the region of Walker Bay of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Restless River or the Domaine Restless River produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, tangerine or butterscotch and sometimes also flavors of beeswax, quince or wax.

In the mouth of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 25 estates and châteaux in the of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, producing 83 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry.

The top white wines of Winery Lieben

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Lieben

How Winery Lieben wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of soft and inexpensive pasta gratin, cod "bacalhau a gomes de sa or zucchini quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Lieben

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Lieben

  • 2018With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Roussanne

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Lieben

Planning a wine route in the of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Lieben.

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 Lieben and wines from the region

Cape Winemakers Guild 2022 auction: all the lots to bid on

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Ukrainian wine, hanging in the balance

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Ukraine winery’s mission to deliver bottles to DWWA

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The word of the wine: Baco 22A

A white grape variety resulting from the hybridization of the folle blanche and the noah. It is the only hybrid to remain authorized in a French appellation vineyard, that of Armagnac, where it thrives in particular on the tawny sands of Bas-Armagnac. When distilled, its wine produces round, smooth and aromatic eaux-de-vie with hints of ripe fruit.