Proefkonyn Verdelho

Pairs well with grilled seafood, sushi, roasted vegetables, light poultry dishes and Mediterranean-style cuisine. The wine’s acidity and freshness also complement lightly spiced dishes.

The wine was fermented spontaneously in two older, neutral 500L barrels and matured on its fine lees for 10 months. It was bottled unfined and with only coarse filtration.

Lourens Family Vineyards is a small-production South African label by Paarl-based winemaker Franco Lourens. Sourcing fruit from Stellenbosch, Swartland and particularly Piekenierskloof, Lourens produces site-driven wines in limited quantities, with a focus on distinctive vineyard parcels and the character of each region.