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Cellar Price R 1195 | Wine Club Price R 956 The Lanzerac Pionier Pinotage is a tribute to the first world’s first bottled Pinotage – a 1959 Lanzerac Pinotage. The 2020 Pionier has an excellent deep colour, with typical varietal aromas like ripe, plummy red fruit on the nose and palate. A big mouth-feel, complex and velvety pallet and long and lingering aftertaste rounds off this wine perfectly. With 5 to 10 years maturation the Pionier Pinotage 2020 will start to acquire the velvet density and luxurious chocolate and caramel flavours for which its predecessors is known. Food Suggestions: The Pionier Pinotage 2020 pairs perfectly with flavourful dishes such as loin of venison with confit potato and juniper jus, lamb boti Kabab with pounded spices and yogurt marinade or Sous vide duck leg with bulgur wheat and cherries. Tasting Notes: Pionier Pinotage 2020 Pionier Pinotage 2018 Awards: -
Cellar Price R 595 | Wine Club Price R 476 After the First World War, the owner of this beautiful Stellenbosch wine farm renamed it Lanzerac, in honour of the renowned French General Lanrezac. This war veteran was famous for his aggressive attitude and determination during the Aisne-Marne battle in 1918, which marked the series of offensives that finally won the Allied Forces the war. That is where the name Le Général is derived from. This ‘Left Bank Blend”, made from 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 10% Malbec and 6% Petit Verdot, was matured in a combination of new and 2nd fill 300 litre French oak barrels for a period of 20 months. The 4 varietals were individually fermented and matured before careful blending and bottling. The Lanzerac Le Général is a limited barrel selection of the best red wine of the 2020 vintage. This full-bodied Cabernet-based blend announces vanilla and nutmeg spice before a flood of dark berries, cooked plums and blackcurrants assail the palate. Dark chocolate and hints of smoke is supported by sturdy smooth tannins and an endless finish. Food Suggestions: Enjoy this wine with an herb and pepper crusted rib of beef, braised lamb shoulder with fennel and orange or a chocolate collaboration dessert with chilled fondant, cocoa sorbet, Caramelia aero, white chocolate mousse and cherries. Tasting Notes: Le General 2017 Le General 2019 Le General 2020 Awards:
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Cellar Price R 575 | Wine Club Price R 460 Elizabeth Katherina English bought the farm Schoongezicht in 1920 for £18 000, subsequently renamed the farm ‘Lanzerac’ and transformed it during her nine years of ownership into one of the most modern wineries in the Cape. This wine is a tribute to this formidable lady. Sourced from a single vineyard in the Jonkershoek Valley, the Mrs English 2022 is a complex wine with an abundance of citrus flavours on the nose, a full palate and lingering aftertaste. Great care is taken during the blending process to ensure a wine with impeccable balance, character, poise and deliverance. Food Suggestions: Partner this elegant wine with a smoked salmon, white fish, pork or chicken and creamy pasta dishes. Tasting Notes: Mrs English Chardonnay 2021 Mrs English Chardonnay 2019 Awards: New Release -
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Cellar Price R110 | Wine Club Price R88 This crisp and refreshing Sauvignon Blanc boasts generous aromas of green fruits including Granny Smith apples that interplay with white fruits such as Asian pears and white peaches in a perfect fruit-acid balance. A fresh lemongrass mouthfeel with subtle minerality is rounded off by a soft creaminess in the long finish due to extended lees contact. Enjoy this wine now or cellar until 2026. Food Suggestions: Enjoy this perfect summer wine with spicy cucumber & lime granite oysters, goat’s cheese tartlets with caramelised onions or roast leg of lamb with rosemary, harissa and garlic. Tasting Notes: Sauvignon Blanc 2022 Awards: New Release -
Cellar Price R 195 | Wine Club Price R 156 This full-bodied Chardonnay showcases prominent primary citrus aromas on the nose followed by a complexity of flavours including lemon, clover, ginger and vanilla. The palate reveals an excellent balance between fruit, acidity and softness with a lingering aftertaste. Food Suggestions: This elegant Chardonnay pairs beautifully with a smoked salmon terrine, roast crayfish with truffle sauce crème or poached sea bass with potatoes in a white wine, cream and chive sauce. Tasting Notes: Chardonnay 2022 -
Cellar Price R 215 | Wine Club Price R 172 This appetizing wine has everything a Merlot-lover could want, and more. The 2022 Merlot has an excellent deep red colour, with ripe red berries, cocoa, slight mint and chocolate on the nose. On the palate the wine shows a well-balanced tannin structure, rich body with fruit and a lingering aftertaste. Food Suggestions: Match this appetizing drink with hearty dishes such as veal chops with portabello mushrooms, gnocchi in a red pepper sauce with crispy pancetta as well as creamy gruyere and parmesan cheese risotto.Create your own perfect pairing with the Lanzerac Premium Merlot 2022 at home, by downloading Chef Stephen’s Cured Pork Belly recipe below.
Cured Pork Belly with Smoked Potato Mash Recipe
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Cellar Price R 240 | Wine Club Price R 192 Nobody’s been bottling Pinotage longer than Lanzerac and this wine shows a wealth of experience with this proudly South African variety. The 2021 Pinotage boasts an excellent deep colour, ripe berries and plums on the nose and palate with a good mouth-feel and lingering aftertaste. With 5 to 10 years’ maturation this wine will start to acquire the velvet density and luxurious chocolate and caramel flavours of its very early Lanzerac predecessors. A full-bodied, complex wine with a beautiful balance between fruit and wood showcasing a good tannin structure that will allow it to age extremely well. Food Suggestions: Pair this proudly South African wine with flavourful dishes such as Kalahari venison medallions with a plum sauce, Cajun-spiced ‘blackened’ fish or a traditional Cape Malay curry. Tasting Notes: Pinotage 2021 Awards: New Release -
Cellar Price R 235 | Wine Club Price R 188 This classic Cabernet shows inviting flavours of blackberry and youngberry with hints of cocoa, almond and cedar. A full-bodied wine with excellent balance on the palate and a smooth lingering aftertaste. The wine can be enjoyed now, but will benefit with a further 5-8 years of maturation. Food Suggestions: Enjoy this full-bodied wine with tender ostrich fillet, beef tenderloin with a blackberry dressing, honey balsamic lamb chops or a black pepper-crusted grilled tuna steak. Tasting Notes: Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 Awards: New Release -
Cellar Price R 110 | Wine Club Price R 88 This iconic Rosé, held in high regard by many generations of Stellenbosch wine-lovers, boasts gentle aromatic notes of perfume and rose petals, redcurrants and crushed strawberries. Skin contact of only 2-3 hours resulted in a beautiful delicate colour and soft fruit flavours. A dry, perfumed and fruity Rosé that is perfect for easy sipping during the warm summer months, the Lanzerac Pinotage Rosé proudly lives up to its name. Viticulture: Grapes for the Lanzerac Pinotage Rosé 2023 was source from a vineyard block, L4, which was planted in 2015 on Lanzerac in the Jonkershoek Valley. The block covers an area of 3 hectares and yielded a crop of 18 ton/hectare in 2023. Harvest Date: Harvesting took place from the 2nd to the 6th of February of 2023. Vinification: The grapes were picked at around 21-22˚ Balling and hand sorted before it was destemmed and crushed. Colour extracting took no longer than 2-3 hours before the juice was left to settle for 48 hours at around 13-14˚ Celsius. The clear juice was drawn off the lees and inoculated with a specific commercial yeast strain. Fermentation was controlled at around 14˚ Celsius and took around 10 days to complete. Food Suggestions: Enjoy this dry Pinotage Rosé on lazy summer days with a frozen strawberry pavé with a fresh fruit coulis, a prawn, mango and avocado salad or with refreshing watermelon, feta and blackberry skewers. Analysis Alcohol: 13.29% Residual sugar: 4.3 g/l Total acidity: pH: 5.9 g/l 3.43 Accolades New Release Pinotage Rose 2023 -
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Cellar Price R 320 | Wine Club Price R 256 With this fine Cap Classique Blanc de Blancs Brut everyday becomes a celebration. Creamy, biscuit notes give texture to the lively citrus and apple fruit whilst the tiny bubbles are like beads of sunshine dancing on your tongue. An elegant and refined MCC with an array of fine, precise bubbles on the mousse and a yeasty undercurrent on the palate. Food Suggestions: The Lanzerac Cap Classique Blanc de Blancs Brut is the ideal match for luxurious smoked salmon and caviar. It can also be enjoyed with a simple pear and parmesan salad or freshly baked bread dipped in Egyptian Dukkha. Tasting Notes: MCC Non-Vintage -
Cellar Price R 210 | Wine Club Price R 168 The Lanzerac Jonkershoek Reserve 2020 is a blend consisting of Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Petit Verdot. The grapes for each variety used in this blend comes from selected vineyards in the Jonkershoek Valley. All harvesting and pruning were done by hand with extreme care taken to not damage the grapes resulting in only healthy grapes being picked. Food Suggestions: This full-bodied wine is a perfect companion to hearty dishes, oxtail, venison, herb crusted rack of lamb. Tasting Notes: Jonkershoek Reserve 2019 -
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Cellar Price R 200 | Wine Club Price R 160 R1200 per case of 6 bottles BERGPAD is a Pinot Blanc from a single vineyard block in the Jonkershoek Valley of Stellenbosch. The name for this wine is derived from the famous mountain path (bergpad in Afrikaans) that runs from the University of Stellenbosch’s sports grounds, Coetzenburg, along the Stellenbosch Mountain towards Lanzerac Wine Estate in Jonkershoek. This path has become a regular feature for local and university sports and outdoor enthusiasts over the decades. The dominant flavour of Pinot Blanc on the nose is preserved quince, violets, lavender and pears which follows through to the palate where creaminess and softness enters at the mid-palate and lingers on the extended finish. Only 1 087 bottles of the BERGPAD were produced. Food Suggestions: Braai snoek with apricot jam, Pan seared Springbok fillet with quince preserve, Parma ham and pear salad, Lemon Meringue. Tasting Notes: BERGPAD 2022 Awards: 
