The Winery Lutzville of Olifants River of Western Cape

Winery Lutzville
The winery offers 37 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
This estate is part of the Lutzville Vineyards.
It is ranked in the top 8 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Olifants River in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Lutzville is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 37 wines for sale in of Olifants River to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Lutzville wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Lutzville

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Lutzville

How Winery Lutzville wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of monkfish with vegetable tagliatelle, lamb garam massala or pasta carbonara almost like the real thing.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Lutzville

On the nose the red wine of Winery Lutzville. often reveals types of flavors of oak, earth or non oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Lutzville. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Lutzville

  • 2017With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.42/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.42/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.37/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.36/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.34/5

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

  • Pinotage
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Olifants River

The wine region of Olifants River is located in the region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sadie Family or the Domaine Sadie Family produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Olifants River are Pinotage, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Olifants River often reveals types of flavors of earth, lime or rosemary and sometimes also flavors of floral, dried fruit or rose water.

In the mouth of Olifants River is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 19 estates and châteaux in the of Olifants River, producing 63 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Olifants River go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish.

The top white wines of Winery Lutzville

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Lutzville

How Winery Lutzville wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of roast pork with mustard and honey, baked whole salmon or ham and comté quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Lutzville

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Lutzville

  • 2018With an average score of 3.49/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.41/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.22/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.12/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.07/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Muscadelle

Discover the grape variety: Muscadelle

Muscadelle white is a grape variety that originated in France (Bergerac). 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 bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. Muscadelle white can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.

The top sweet wines of Winery Lutzville

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Lutzville

How Winery Lutzville wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roasted fillet of beef with parsley or duck legs with confit potatoes.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Lutzville

  • 2013With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Ruby Cabernet
  • Muscadelle

The word of the wine: Bâtonnage

A very old technique that has come back into fashion in modern oenology, which consists of shaking the white wine in the barrels at the end of fermentation, or after fermentation, with a stick or a flail, in order to suspend the fine lees composed of yeasts at the end of their activity. This process is sometimes used for red wines.

The top pink wines of Winery Lutzville

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Lutzville

How Winery Lutzville wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of roast beef casserole, tunisian haja or jambalaya (louisiana).

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Lutzville

  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 2.80/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Pinotage

An intraspecific cross between pinot noir and cinsaut called hermitage, obtained in South Africa in 1925 by Professor Abraham Izak Perold. Since then, it has been propagated in Africa, New Zealand, Australia, the United States (California), Canada, Brazil, Israel, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties on the A1 list. - Synonymy: none to date (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Lutzville

Planning a wine route in the of Olifants River? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Lutzville.

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

News about Winery Lutzville and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Bâtonnage

A very old technique that has come back into fashion in modern oenology, which consists of shaking the white wine in the barrels at the end of fermentation, or after fermentation, with a stick or a flail, in order to suspend the fine lees composed of yeasts at the end of their activity. This process is sometimes used for red wines.