The Winery Lion's Kop of Western Cape

Winery Lion's Kop
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 6380 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Lion's Kop is one of the best wineries to follow in Western Cape.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Lion's Kop wines

Looking for the best Winery Lion's Kop 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 Kop 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 Kop wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Lion's Kop

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

How Winery Lion's Kop wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of arroz de marisco, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or warm goat cheese/honey buckwheat pancakes.

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chenin Blanc

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 red wines of Winery Lion's Kop

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

How Winery Lion's Kop wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of baked marrow bones, venison stew to be prepared the day before or spicy crispy chicken.

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

  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.36/5
  • 2008With an average score of 2.80/5

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

  • Pinotage
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.

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Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.