The Winery Lion's Hill is one of the best wineries to follow in Swartland.. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Swartland to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Lion's Hill wines in Swartland among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Lion's Hill 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 Lion's Hill wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Lion's Hill wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of brazilian feijoada, milk-fed lamb sautéed with saffron and lemon or spit-roasted chicken.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Lion's Hill. often reveals types of flavors of earth, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Lion's Hill. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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.
In the mouth of Swartland is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 192 estates and châteaux in the of Swartland, producing 832 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Swartland go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
How Winery Lion's Hill wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of ollada (catalonia), cod brandade or zucchini quiche.
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.
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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.
