Winery LouiesenhofMerlot

wine of Western Cape of South Africa

The Merlot of Winery Louiesenhof is a wine from the region of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with
The Merlot of the Winery Louiesenhof is in the top 0 of wines of Western Cape.

Details and technical informations about Winery Louiesenhof's Merlot.

Winery

Winery Louiesenhof

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Western Cape

Country

South Africa

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Caino blanco

Natural intraspecific crossing probably between the albarino and the sousão - synonyms black amaral, caino bravo, ... -. It should not be confused with the fernao pires as they both have the same synonym alvarinhao. It can be found in the northwest of Spain and in Portugal, more precisely in the Vinhos Verdes region, ... in France it is totally unknown.

Informations about the Winery Louiesenhof

The winery offers 13 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.

It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Louiesenhof is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 25000 of of South Africa wines

In the top 6000 of of Western Cape wines

In the top 650000 of wines

In the top 1500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Western Cape

The Western Cape is home to the vast majority of the South African wine industry, and the country's two most famous wine regions, Stellenbosch and Paarl. The city of Cape Town serves as the epicenter of the Cape Winelands, a mountainous, biologically diverse area in the south-western corner of the African continent. A wide variety of wines are produced here. Wines from the Shiraz and Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

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