Description
CELLAR INFORMATION Grapes were destemmed and pressed and left overnight to settle in stainless steel tanks. The 1968 vineyard was fermented in Italian concrete tank.the 1980 planted vineyard was fermented in 500 litre French oak barrels. Both parcels was left on their lees for 10 months without batonage. No commercial yeast or enzymes were used during the winemaking process. VINEYARD INFORMATION Dryland bushvine grapes planted in 1966 and 1980 on decomposed granite vineyards on the western side of Paardeberg. These old vines have through the decades adapt to survive and produce unbelievable grapes in these tough growing conditions. These grapes were picked when optimally ripe and produced a wine
that’s very true to it’s terrior and place.
Reviews
JancisRobinson.com 17.5/20
[Jancis Robinson, 01/01/2023]
Greg Sherwood 96
Produced from 66% Chenin Blanc from a Lammershoek Estate 1966 old vine vineyard blended with 33% of Chenin Blanc from a 1978 Paardeberg vineyard. 70% was aged in concrete and 2 x 500 litre barrels. Lovely and expressive and impressively complex but also very grown-up showing aromatics of tangerine, peach, oyster shell, and orange oil hints that melt into a crushed granite minerality. Sleek, intensely focused and steely, this is a more serious, salty, restrained expression of Chenin Blanc that will definitely appeal to collectors and connoisseurs alike. Such a unique old vine style of premium Chenin Blanc and a real flagship in Lukas s range. (96+/100 Greg Sherwood MW) [Greg Sherwood, 01/01/2023]
Producer Profile
Lukas van Loggerenberg’s wines have become part of the fabric of SA cult wines.
Each wine tells a story, from the hard Graft required to build a fine wine brand from nothing in Africa, the Breton, Cabernet Franc that has found a home in Stellenbosch, the 1932 Lötter Cinsault vineyard in Franschhoek that continues to produce quality grapes despite the odds, and the Kamaraderie (Camaraderie) of the SA wine industry that makes it all possible. There are more, but of the 2022 vintage we were able to procure these ethereal wines, that represent more than just an enjoyable drink, but tell a story of a year in the vines, in South Africa, and the fortitude of its maker. Allocations are small, and the wines in great demand, thus make haste
