The Winery Lochar of Central Otago of South Island

Winery Lochar
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 361 of the estates of South Island.
It is located in Central Otago in the region of South Island

The Winery Lochar is one of the best wineries to follow in Central Otago.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Central Otago to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Lochar wines

Looking for the best Winery Lochar wines in Central Otago among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Lochar 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 Lochar wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Lochar

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Lochar

How Winery Lochar wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spaghetti bolognese, veal curry or rabbit with onions and mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Lochar

On the nose the red wine of Winery Lochar. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Lochar. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Lochar

  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Lochar.

  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Central Otago

The wine region of Central Otago is located in the region of South Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Amisfield or the Domaine Felton Road produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Central Otago are Pinot noir et Pinot gris, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Central Otago often reveals types of flavors of cherry, perfume or pomegranate and sometimes also flavors of savory, sage or cedar.

In the mouth of Central Otago is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 277 estates and châteaux in the of Central Otago, producing 820 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Central Otago go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Lochar

Planning a wine route in the of Central Otago? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Lochar.

Discover the grape variety: Irsay Oliver

Obtained in Hungary in 1930 by Pal Kocsis by crossing the pozsonyi fehér (pressburger or white presburg) and the pearl of Csaba. This double-ended variety is found in Hungary, Ukraine, Russia, the Slovak Republic (small Carpathians), the Czech Republic (Moravia), etc. It is virtually unknown in France.

News about Winery Lochar and wines from the region

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Scapegrace to build £13m distillery in Central Otago

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The word of the wine: Olfaction

Perception of odours and aromas by the olfactory bulb. Retroolfaction is the same phenomenon inside the mouth via the retronasal route.