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.
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.
How Winery Lourensford wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of feijoada ( portuguese cassoulet ), mansaf, or jordanian lamb (jordan) or christmas stuffed capon.
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 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.
The Western Cape's Elegant, ageworthy Cabernet Sauvignon wines and Bordeaux Blends were at the vanguard as exports recommenced in the mid-1990s, while Burgundy-style Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Walker Bay are gaining global acclaim, and cool-climate style Sauvignon Blanc from Darling and Overberg is rivaling that made in any other New World country.
The Western Cape's wine regions stretch 300 kilomers (185 miles) from Cape Town to the Mouth of the Olifants River in the North, and 360km (220 miles) to Mossel Bay in the east. Areas under Vine are rarely more than 160km (100 miles) from the coast. Further inland, the influence of the semi-arid Great Karoo Desert takes over.
The climate can be cool and rainy (as in Cape Point and Walker Bay) but is more often than not Mediterranean in nature.
The Western Cape is littered with spectacular mountain ranges that form the Cape Fold belt. These are extremely important for viticulture across the whole region, contributing soils and mesoclimates ideal for the production of premium wines. Of particular importance are the Boland Mountains, which form the eastern border of the Coastal Region, and the Langeberg range, which separates the Breede River Valley from the Klein Karoo semi-desert.
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 english breakfast, salmon pavés en papillote or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.
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.
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.
How Winery Lourensford wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sauté of veal with carrots, zucchini lasagna or potjevleesch (meat in a pot).
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.
Solid part (marc), composed of pips and skins (sometimes of the stalk), which forms at the top of the tank during fermentation. The pigeage consists in breaking this cap to put back in suspension these elements and to favour the exchanges between the juice and the skins.
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 grilled sardine fillets, waterzooï of the sea or the coughing cat's apple crumble.
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 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.
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 with chestnut and pietra (corsican beer), kig ha farz (breton stew) or rabbit socks in gibelotte.
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.
Wine with a slightly sickening sweetness.
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Sémillon blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
