The Winery Lightfoot & Sons of McLaren Vale of Australie du Sud

Winery Lightfoot & Sons - Chardonnay - Pinot Noir
The winery offers 20 different wines
3.9
Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 0
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 229 of the estates of Australie du Sud.
It is located in McLaren Vale in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Lightfoot & Sons is one of the best wineries to follow in McLaren Vale.. It offers 20 wines for sale in of McLaren Vale to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Lightfoot & Sons wines

Looking for the best Winery Lightfoot & Sons wines in McLaren Vale among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Lightfoot & Sons 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 Lightfoot & Sons wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Lightfoot & Sons

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Lightfoot & Sons

How Winery Lightfoot & Sons wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal curry, simmered pork cheeks with cream sauce and dijon mustard or aiguillettes of duck with paprika and pan-fried ceps.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Lightfoot & Sons.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of McLaren Vale

The wine region of McLaren Vale is located in the region of Fleurieu of Australie du Sud of Australia. We currently count 599 estates and châteaux in the of McLaren Vale, producing 2626 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of McLaren Vale go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top red wines of Winery Lightfoot & Sons

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Lightfoot & Sons

How Winery Lightfoot & Sons wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of seven o'clock leg of lamb, roast veal grand-mère madou or rabbit in white wine (casserole).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Lightfoot & Sons

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Lightfoot & Sons

  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Lightfoot & Sons.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot

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.

The top white wines of Winery Lightfoot & Sons

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Lightfoot & Sons

How Winery Lightfoot & Sons wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of beef carrots, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Lightfoot & Sons

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Lightfoot & Sons

  • 2017With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Lightfoot & Sons.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Grigio

The word of the wine: Decanter

1) Glass container with a narrow neck used to aerate or decant the wine. 2) Decanter wines: wines that are drunk young and that were once drawn directly from the barrel. For example, some Muscadets or Beaujolais.

The top pink wines of Winery Lightfoot & Sons

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Lightfoot & Sons

How Winery Lightfoot & Sons wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of caramelized beef with onions, shish kebab or duck breast with black figs.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Lightfoot & Sons.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Pinot

Pinot noir 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. Pinot noir can be found in many vineyards: Burgundy, Alsace, Jura, South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Armagnac, Lorraine, Beaujolais, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Lightfoot & Sons

Planning a wine route in the of McLaren Vale? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Lightfoot & Sons.

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 Lightfoot & Sons and wines from the region

Top Australian winery Giant Steps gets new head winemaker

Australia’s Giant Steps said that Melanie Chester joined the winery as head of winemaking and viticulture on 25 November. It marks a new chapter for one of the leading wineries in Yarra Valley, Victoria. Steve Flamsteed, who joined Giant Steps as chief winemaker in 2003, will step back from the cellar – although he is expected to continue working closely with the team. Working alongside winery founder Phil Sexton, Flamsteed has played a major role in developing Giant Steps’ reputation for excell ...

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 ...

DWWA 2022: Sneak preview of styles to look out for

With more than 18,200 wines tasted by our expert judging panels and entrants spanning 56 countries, the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2022 edition promises to deliver an eclectic mix of brilliant bottles to seek out – across a broad range of prices.  Official results for DWWA 2022, including the winners of coveted Platinum and Best in Show medals, won’t be published until 7th of June. However, here are just a few of the styles to watch out for, based on a selection of personal highligh ...

The word of the wine: Decanter

1) Glass container with a narrow neck used to aerate or decant the wine. 2) Decanter wines: wines that are drunk young and that were once drawn directly from the barrel. For example, some Muscadets or Beaujolais.