La Bri Syrah 2017, a Double Gold Winner on The Michelangelo International Wines and Spirits Awards 2020…
La Bri Syrah 2017, from the much awarded Franschhoek Wine Estate. Irene de Fleuriot GM & Winemaker produces some fine wines...
Sauvage La Bri 2012, a good match to Ina Paarman’s Anchovy Pasta with Garlic Breadcrumbs…
Sauvage La Bri 2012 To hear Irene de Fleuriot, Winemaker and GM of La Bri, talk about her Sauvage La Bri 2012 is an absolute treat. The stories of taken the bottles on a tractor trailer to neighbours for disgorgement and then bringing them back, adds a kind of Agatha Christie detective novel twist to
La Bri Chardonnay 2017, great with Alida Ryder’s Pan Roasted Chicken with Lemon Garlic Butter…
A single vineyard wine, the La Bri Chardonnay 2017, has brought home a fabulous score from the Prescient Chardonnay Report...
La Bri Limited Release Cabernet Sauvignon 2015, so good with Nina Timm’s Fried Liver with Rich Onion Gravy…
La Bri Limited Release Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 is a fine example of a small production of wine from beautifully cared for vines.
La Bri Merlot 2015, good with Anina Meyer’s Creamy Chicken, Leeks & Mushrooms
La Bri Merlot 2015 is a perfect expression of a Franschhoek Merlot and a fingerprint of what is generally accepted to have been a great harvest year...
La Bri Syrah 2015, perfect partner to Nina Timm’s New York Strip Sirloin…
La Bri Syrah 2015, a perfect expression of a co-fermented Syrah and 5% whole bunch Viognier. Herb and spice aromas and plum and black berry flavours. Sympathetically oaked to allow the fruit to shines.
La Bri Chardonnay 2016 , great match with Tracy Foulkes’s Honey Roasted Fig & Walnut Salad With Balsamic Chicken – 19.01.2018
La Bri Chardonnay 2016 La Bri Vineyards in Franschhoek is set amongst the most impressive mountains which go straight up into the sky in the south eastern corner of this most beautiful wine region. It is blessed with the most perfect little Cape Dutch style Manor house and a cutting-edge technology in its winery. Irene
La Bri Double Door White 2016, good with Nina Timm’s Traditional Smoorsnoek – 27.11.2017
A little slip in the cellar in 2012 brought about the birth of this Viognier Chardonnay blend, now a firm favourite from the La Bri Cellar.
La Bri Estate’s Vineyard & Cellar Renaissance – a little Franschhoek gem
The crux of the La Bri Estate's renaissance began with the 2008 harvest, the first to be crushed in the new, modern 120 tonne cellar on the Estate. Read more about the Estate here.
La Bri Affinity 2014 & Carey Boucher Erasmus’s Butternut “Linguine” with Blue Cheese Sauce, Crispy Bacon & Sage
Irene Waller makes the sublime La Bri Affinity 2014 and Carey Boucher Erasmus prepares a special supper dish to match it.
La Bri Syrah 2014 & Meeta K Wolff’s Middle Eastern style Buddha Bowl – 05.05.2017
La Bri Syrah 2014 La Bri Vineyards is beautifully positioned in the south west corner of the Franschhoek Valley. Blessed with an enchanting Manor House and cutting edge winery and well tended vineyards, Irene Waller the General Manager and Cellarmaster makes a superb range of award winning wines. Each wine is cleverly labelled with Cape
La Bri Barrel Selection Syrah 2013 & Alida Ryder’s Date Night Pork Fillet Mushroom Risotto – 16.03.2017
La Bri Barrel Selection Syrah 2013 The La Bri Barrel Selection Syrah 2013 is the first bottling of a barrel selection Syrah from the Estate. Cellarmaster and GM Irene Waller uses grapes from a specific vineyard site on the Estate which is especially pruned to keep the crop down to between 4 and 5 tons
Sauvage La Bri 2011 & Justine Wall’s Anchovies & Cucumber – 06.01.2017
Sauvage La Bri 2011 Irene Waller, GM and Winemaker for La Bri Estate in the south east corner of the Franschhoek Valley, has realised a dream, long in the making to produce a Méthode Cap Classique wine. Following the tradition Champagne method of a second fermentation in the bottle, allows the wine to be designated
Winning Cheese & Onion Tart – Carey Boucher Erasmus
Carey Boucher Erasmus's Winning Cheese & Onion Tart Carey says: "Not only is this uber tasty tart a perfectly substantial (if not decadent) meatless meal, it is also a great “throw together” pantry dish. All the ingredients you need will be right at home in your kitchen. No need for exhausting grocery shopping after work! This tart is sooo
BBQ Chicken Salad – Tracy Foulkes
Tracy Foulkes's BBQ Chicken Salad Tracy Foulkes prepares for Summer in early Spring and her flavour combinations using her NOMU creations are always palate filling. She pushes the boundaries of flavour so that a salad like this works really well with the La Bri Merlot 2013. BBQ Chicken Salad 4 deboned chicken thighs and/or breasts
La Bri – refuge for a Huguenot
An aerial view of La Briwith its enchanting H shaped Manor House I first knew La Bri in the early 1980s when Michael Trull started a major restoration plan on the beautiful homestead and began replanting and upgrading the vineyards. He was also a founding member of The Vignerons de Franschhoek and Irene