The Winery Lothian Vineyards of Elgin of Western Cape

Winery Lothian Vineyards
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 7 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Elgin in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Lothian Vineyards is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Elgin to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Lothian Vineyards wines

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

The top sparkling wines of Winery Lothian Vineyards

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Lothian Vineyards

How Winery Lothian Vineyards wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Lothian Vineyards

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Lothian Vineyards. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

Discovering the wine region of Elgin

The wine region of Elgin is located in the region of Cape South Coast of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Paul Cluver or the Domaine Matthew Van Heerden produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Elgin are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Elgin often reveals types of flavors of cream, stone fruit or cheese and sometimes also flavors of quince, beeswax or citrus zest.

In the mouth of Elgin is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 75 estates and châteaux in the of Elgin, producing 336 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Elgin go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian.

The top white wines of Winery Lothian Vineyards

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Lothian Vineyards

How Winery Lothian Vineyards wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of seafood pastilla, quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese or pizza with parma ham (bayonne) and goat cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Lothian Vineyards

On the nose the white wine of Winery Lothian Vineyards. often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, microbio or spices. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Lothian Vineyards. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Lothian Vineyards

  • 2014With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.83/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Lothian Vineyards.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

The top red wines of Winery Lothian Vineyards

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Lothian Vineyards

How Winery Lothian Vineyards wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef fillet in a crust, lamb tagine with dried fruits and herbs or boar in civet.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Lothian Vineyards

On the nose the red wine of Winery Lothian Vineyards. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Lothian Vineyards. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Lothian Vineyards

  • 2013With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.85/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: White winemaking

White wines are obtained by fermentation of the juice after pressing. A pre-fermentation maceration is sometimes practiced to extract the aromatic substances from the skins. White wines are normally made from white grapes, but can also be made from red grapes (blanc de noirs). The grapes are then pressed as soon as they arrive at the vat house without maceration in order to prevent the colouring matter contained in the skins from "staining" the wine.

The top pink wines of Winery Lothian Vineyards

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Lothian Vineyards

How Winery Lothian Vineyards wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of southern beef meatballs.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Lothian Vineyards

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Lothian Vineyards. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Lothian Vineyards

  • 2014With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Lothian Vineyards.

  • Mourvedre

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top sweet wines of Winery Lothian Vineyards

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Lothian Vineyards

How Winery Lothian Vineyards wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of roast pork with mustard and honey, duck pot au feu or shrimp with cream and fettuccine.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Lothian Vineyards

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Lothian Vineyards. often reveals types of flavors of earth.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Lothian Vineyards

  • 2016With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Lothian Vineyards.

  • Viognier

The word of the wine: Primeur (wine)

A wine made to be drunk very young, bottled and marketed very soon after fermentation (about two months). Syn.: new.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Lothian Vineyards

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

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.