The Winery Lourens Family of Paarl of Western Cape

Winery Lourens Family - Lindi Carien White Blend
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 65 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Paarl in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Lourens Family is one of the world's great estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Paarl to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Lourens Family wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Lourens Family

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Lourens Family

How Winery Lourens Family wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or poultry such as recipes of fish pot, fish shells or chicken sautéed with cashew nuts (chinese).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Lourens Family

On the nose the white wine of Winery Lourens Family. often reveals types of flavors of cream, honey or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tree fruit or oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Lourens Family. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Lourens Family

  • 2015With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Lourens Family.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Verdelho
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Roussanne

Discovering the wine region of Paarl

The wine region of Paarl is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vilafonté or the Domaine La Motte Wine Estate produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Paarl are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Paarl often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, prune or eucalyptus and sometimes also flavors of mocha, cranberry or strawberries.

In the mouth of Paarl is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 187 estates and châteaux in the of Paarl, producing 982 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Paarl go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Winery Lourens Family

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Lourens Family

How Winery Lourens Family wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef and spice stuffed peppers, fish and shrimp curry or savoyard tarts.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Lourens Family

On the nose the red wine of Winery Lourens Family. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Lourens Family

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Grenache
  • Carignan
  • Cinsault

Discover the grape variety: Verdelho

The white Verdelho is a grape variety that originated in Portugal. 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 grapes of medium size. The white Verdelho can be found cultivated in these vineyards: Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, South West.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Lourens Family

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

Discover the grape variety: Roussanne

Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

News about Winery Lourens Family and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Fleshed out

A full-bodied, tasty and fleshy wine, with velvety and smooth tannins.