Winery Morgenster Estate - Lourens River Valley

Winery Morgenster EstateLourens River Valley

4.1
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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 Lourens River Valley of Winery Morgenster Estate is a red wine from the region of Stellenbosch of Western Cape.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety 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 Lourens River Valley from the Winery Morgenster Estate

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Lourens River Valley of Winery Morgenster Estate in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

caramel

Wine with earth taste

graphite

Wine with spices taste

eucalyptus, menthol

On the nose the Lourens River Valley of Winery Morgenster Estate in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Morgenster Estate's Lourens River Valley.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.4°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir 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. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Last vintages of this wine

Lourens River Valley - 2015
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Lourens River Valley - 2014
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Lourens River Valley - 2013
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Lourens River Valley - 2012
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Lourens River Valley - 2011
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Lourens River Valley - 2010
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Lourens River Valley - 2009
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Lourens River Valley from Winery Morgenster Estate are 2015, 2000, 2012, 2003 and 2006.

Informations about the Winery Morgenster Estate

The winery offers 20 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Morgenster Estate is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 400 of of South Africa wines
In the top 200 of of Stellenbosch wines
In the top 15000 of red wines
In the top 15000 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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