The Winery Lion's Land of Western Cape

Winery Lion's Land
The winery offers 15 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is ranked in the top 5225 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Lion's Land is one of the best wineries to follow in Western Cape.. It offers 15 wines for sale in of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Lion's Land wines

Looking for the best Winery Lion's Land wines in Western Cape among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Lion's Land 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 Land wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Lion's Land

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Lion's Land

How Winery Lion's Land wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fondue with broth, lamb breast with onions and tomato sauce or quinoa patties with courgettes and fresh goat cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Lion's Land

On the nose the red wine of Winery Lion's Land. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Lion's Land. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Lion's Land

  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.32/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.27/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Lion's Land.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Pinotage
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cinsaut

Discovering the wine region of Western Cape

Cradle of South African wine. Signature Chenin Blanc (Steen, 20%) in ample, fresh whites with notes of quince, yellow apple, honey and acacia flower, from crisp dry to sweet. Sharp, iodised Sauvignon Blanc (Walker Bay, Constantia), balanced Chardonnay. Reds: emblematic Pinotage with roasted aromas (coffee, plum, smoke), firm Cabernet Sauvignon, spicy Syrah.

Fine Pinot Noir on the coast. Mediterranean climate cooled by the Cape Doctor, ~80% of the country's production.

The top white wines of Winery Lion's Land

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Lion's Land

How Winery Lion's Land wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of basque piperade, rabbit marinated with herbs and mustard or tuna nuggets.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Lion's Land

On the nose the white wine of Winery Lion's Land. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Lion's Land

  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.21/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Lion's Land.

  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Viognier
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Colombard

Discover the grape variety: Pinotage

Intensely coloured, structured reds with inky robe and firm tannins, with typical aromas of blackberry, black plum, roasted coffee, cocoa, banana and characteristic smoky notes. Made as powerful ageing reds and as more approachable fruity cuvées, sometimes as rosés. Absolute signature of South Africa (Stellenbosch, Swartland, Paarl). Cross of pinot noir × cinsault created in 1925 by Abraham Perold at Stellenbosch University.

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Discover the grape variety: Colombard

Lively, aromatic whites with sharp acidity and a brisk palate, with aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit, mango), boxwood, nectarine and herbal notes. Typically crisp finish. Pillar of Côtes de Gascogne IGP (modern aromatic dry whites) and historically the base spirit for Cognac and Armagnac distillation. Exported to South Africa and California. Charentes variety, a cross of chenin × gouais blanc.