Franco Lourens Family Wines - Durbanville & Citrusdal
“Franco Lourens, who spent some time working alongside Chris Alheit at Hemelrand in Hemel-en-Aarde and now uses the same facilities in Paarl as Lukas van Loggerenberg, is making some tremendously good wines, with Skuinskap Steen quickly becoming one of the best in the country. Volumes, however, are small so don’t hang about tracking them down.”
CHRISTIAN EEDES - WINEMAG.CO.ZA
OWNER
Franco Lourens
WINEMaker
Franco Lourens
region
Citrusdal, Swartland, Stellenbosch and Durbanville
Vineyard holding
None, vineyards are rented
altitude
Durbanville - 160m
Citrusdal - 760m
Soil types
Durbanville - shale
Citrusdal - sandstone
varieties
White: Chenin Blanc, Verdelho, Roussanne, Clairette Blanc, Colombard
Red: Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Carignan
Fermentation
Concrete, older oak and clay anfora
Aging
Concrete, older oak and clay anfora
fARming
Organic influence
visit website
http://www.lourensfamilywines.co.za
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