Winery Lion's HeadMedium Sweet Red

Red wine of Western Cape of South Africa

3.5

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Medium Sweet Red of Winery Lion's Head is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Pinotage and the Ruby-cabernet.
This wine generally goes well with poultry and game (deer, venison).

Food and wine pairings with Medium Sweet Red

Pairings that work perfectly with Medium Sweet Red

Poultry

Game (deer, venison)

Original food and wine pairings with Medium Sweet Red

The Medium Sweet Red of Winery Lion's Head matches generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of pheasant casserole with cabbage or spaetzle.

Details and technical informations about Winery Lion's Head's Medium Sweet Red.

Winery

Winery Lion's Head

Grape varieties

Pinotage , Ruby-cabernet

Region/Great wine region

Western Cape

Country

South Africa

Style of wine

Red

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Pinotage

An intraspecific cross between pinot noir and cinsaut called hermitage, obtained in South Africa in 1925 by Professor Abraham Izak Perold. Since then, it has been propagated in Africa, New Zealand, Australia, the United States (California), Canada, Brazil, Israel, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties on the A1 list. - Synonymy: none to date (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).

Last vintages of this wine

Medium Sweet Red - 2017

In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines

Average rating: 3.5

The best vintages of Medium Sweet Red from Winery Lion's Head are 2017

Informations about the Winery Lion's Head

The winery offers 5 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Lion's Head is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 6500 of of South Africa wines

In the top 6500 of of Western Cape wines

In the top 150000 of red wines

In the top 250000 wines of the world

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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