The Winery Lourensford of Western Cape

Winery Lourensford
The winery offers 74 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 840 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Western Cape
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The Winery Lourensford is one of the best wineries to follow in Western Cape.. It offers 74 wines for sale in of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Lourensford wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Lourensford

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Lourensford

How Winery Lourensford wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of spit-turned boar leg (oven) with "automatic watering"., leg of lamb with baked potatoes or chakchouka.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Lourensford

On the nose the red wine of Winery Lourensford. 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 Lourensford. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Lourensford

  • 2003With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.65/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Mourvedre
  • Viognier

Discovering the wine region of Western Cape

Cradle of South African wine. Signature Chenin Blanc (Steen, 20%) in ample, fresh whites with notes of quince, yellow apple, honey and acacia flower, from crisp dry to sweet. Sharp, iodised Sauvignon Blanc (Walker Bay, Constantia), balanced Chardonnay. Reds: emblematic Pinotage with roasted aromas (coffee, plum, smoke), firm Cabernet Sauvignon, spicy Syrah.

Fine Pinot Noir on the coast. Mediterranean climate cooled by the Cape Doctor, ~80% of the country's production.

The top white wines of Winery Lourensford

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Lourensford

How Winery Lourensford wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of veal cutlets with savoy tomme, gravelax salmon or quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Lourensford

On the nose the white wine of Winery Lourensford. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Lourensford. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Lourensford

  • 2016With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2023With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.61/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Rich, structured whites with a golden robe, full palate and moderate acidity. Aromas of yellow fruits (peach, apricot), honey, white flowers, beeswax, brioche and white truffle with age. Exceptional aptitude for noble rot. Star of Sauternes AOC and Barsac AOC, pillar of dry whites in Graves and Pessac-Léognan AOC, and of long-lived dry whites in Hunter Valley (Australia). Native Bordeaux variety.

The top pink wines of Winery Lourensford

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Lourensford

How Winery Lourensford wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal roast casserole with mushrooms, stuffed tomatoes or my mother's rabbit.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Lourensford

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Lourensford. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, red fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit. In the mouth the pink wine of Winery Lourensford. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Lourensford

  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.48/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.35/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Mourvedre
  • Durif
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot

The word of the wine: Fleshed out

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

The top sweet wines of Winery Lourensford

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Lourensford

How Winery Lourensford wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of salmon blanquette, scallops in coral sauce or grandma's cherry clafoutis.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Lourensford

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Lourensford. often reveals types of flavors of earth, non oak or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or dried fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Lourensford

  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Sémillon

Discover the grape variety: Pinotage

Intensely coloured, structured reds with inky robe and firm tannins, with typical aromas of blackberry, black plum, roasted coffee, cocoa, banana and characteristic smoky notes. Made as powerful ageing reds and as more approachable fruity cuvées, sometimes as rosés. Absolute signature of South Africa (Stellenbosch, Swartland, Paarl). Cross of pinot noir × cinsault created in 1925 by Abraham Perold at Stellenbosch University.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Lourensford

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Lourensford

How Winery Lourensford wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of alsatian fondue, turkey roulades, flavoured sauce or duck breast in foil (barbecue).

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Lourensford

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Lourensford. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, vegetal or oak. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Lourensford. is a with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Lourensford

  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.75/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Lourensford.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Chardonnay

The word of the wine: Douçâtre

Soft wine with a dominant sweetness at the expense of freshness.

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Discover the grape variety: Pinot Meunier

Vinified almost exclusively as a base for Champagne AOC, where it brings freshness, fruitiness and immediate roundness to blends (apple, pear, red fruit, brioche notes); it is the most approachable young of the three Champagne varieties. Represents about one third of plantings, the absolute signature of the Vallée de la Marne. Also vinified as single varietal by some growers (blanc-de-noirs meunier champagnes). A cottony-leaved mutation of Pinot Noir, autochthonous to Champagne.

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