Winery Lourensford - Limited Release Viognier

Winery Lourensford Limited Release Viognier

4.3
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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 Limited Release Viognier of Winery Lourensford is a white wine from the region of Stellenbosch of Western Cape.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).

Taste structure of the Limited Release Viognier from the Winery Lourensford

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Limited Release Viognier of Winery Lourensford in the region of Western Cape is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Limited Release Viognier of Winery Lourensford in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Lourensford's Limited Release Viognier.

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

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Limited Release Viognier - 2018
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.2 1 1 1 1 0

The best vintages of Limited Release Viognier from Winery Lourensford are 2018

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 30 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Lourensford is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 53 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 6500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 6500 of of Stellenbosch wines
In the top 65000 of white wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Stellenbosch

The wine region of Stellenbosch is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. We currently count 582 estates and châteaux in the of Stellenbosch, producing 3443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Stellenbosch go well with generally quite well with dishes .


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 Grape/Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

News related to this wine

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The word of the wine: Fruity

A wine whose nose is first characterized by aromas reminiscent of the world of fruit. A wine to be drunk young is essentially fruity, but all wines offer this type of aroma in the first place, which can evolve over time, from the scent of fresh fruit to cooked, stewed, candied or brandied fruit.

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