Winery Lourensford - Winemakers Selection Viognier

Winery LourensfordWinemakers Selection Viognier

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Winemakers Selection 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 Winemakers Selection Viognier from the Winery Lourensford

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Winemakers Selection Viognier of Winery Lourensford in the region of Western Cape is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

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

Details and technical informations about Winery Lourensford's Winemakers Selection Viognier.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
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

Winemakers Selection Viognier - 2014
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Winemakers Selection Viognier - 2013
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Winemakers Selection Viognier - 2011
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Winemakers Selection Viognier from Winery Lourensford are 2013, 2011, 2014

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 20 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 75 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 5000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 5000 of of Stellenbosch wines
In the top 50000 of white wines
In the top 200000 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 Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

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