Winery Lourens Family - Howard John Red Blend

Winery Lourens FamilyHoward John Red Blend

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Howard John Red Blend of Winery Lourens Family is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with beef, mature and hard cheese or spicy food.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Howard John Red Blend of Winery Lourens Family in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Lourens Family's Howard John Red Blend.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
12.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Brachet

Brachet noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). 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-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. Brachet noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.

Last vintages of this wine

Howard John Red Blend - 2018
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Howard John Red Blend - 2017
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Howard John Red Blend - 2016
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Howard John Red Blend from Winery Lourens Family are 2016, 2017, 2018

Informations about the Winery Lourens Family

The winery offers 6 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Lourens Family is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 3500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 250 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 75000 of red wines
In the top 150000 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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