Winery Lourensford - Chrysalis Red Blend

Winery LourensfordChrysalis Red Blend

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Chrysalis Red Blend of Winery Lourensford is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Chrysalis Red Blend from the Winery Lourensford

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Chrysalis Red Blend of Winery Lourensford in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Chrysalis Red Blend of Winery Lourensford in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Lourensford's Chrysalis Red Blend.

Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Chrysalis Red Blend - 2016
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Chrysalis Red Blend - 2015
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Chrysalis Red Blend from Winery Lourensford are 2016, 2015

Informations about the Winery Lourensford

The winery offers 74 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Lourensford is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 75 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 3000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 3000 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 60000 of red wines
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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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Bottle with a capacity of 6 litres (synonymous with imperial).

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