2019 'Conebush' Syrah, Lomond Wines Your Store

2019 'Conebush' Syrah, Lomond Wines

Western Cape, South Africa

This highly awarded single vineyard Syrah from top winemaker Hannes Meyer is a stunner.   It opens in the glass with rich, mouthwatering aromas of plums, oak spice, dark chocolate and white pepper.  The palate is beautifully concentrated with dark fruit and well-structured tannins.  The finish is long and elegant.

Approachable now, but with inner strength, depth, to improve for a good few years. Drink now to 2030.

The Lomond estate is surrounded by indigenous flora known as Fynbos.  This single-vineyard wine is named after a vulnerable listed species endemic to the Agulhas Region, ‘Leucadendron Coniferum’ or the ‘Dune Conebush’

Whats in the bottle
Syrah 100%

Notable Awards
5 Stars, Platters Wine Guide 2022

£32.95
Taxes included.

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In 1999, Geoff McIver established the Lomond estate, which is situated on the Agulhas Plain near the southernmost tip of Africa at Cape Agulhas – the confluence of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans- eight kilometres from the fishing village of Gansbaai and within sight of the sea. The estate takes its name from the Ben Lomond Mountain in the Uilenkraal Valley.

Award-winning winemaker Hannes Meyer joined the team and skillfully crafts a portfolio of stunning wines from this top wine-growing region, some of which are named after the indigenous flora, known as ‘Fynbos’. The vines are planted on as many as 18 different soil types, which appear naturally in small pockets along the slopes and produce intriguingly complex wines, with flavour profiles that differ significantly from one block to the next. The terroir, climate and location of Lomond combine to create superb single-vineyard wines. The vineyard is sustainably cultivated; Lomond is a member of South Africa’s Integrated Production of Wine (IPW), Wine & Agricultural Ethical Trade Association (WIETA) and the Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy.

The hand-picked and hand-sorted grapes were destemmed and fermented with selected yeasts at controlled temperatures, which peaked at 27˚C. The skins were punched down by hand and the wine then spent a further three weeks on the skins for optimal extraction of colour and flavour. The free-run juice was gently pressed into first and second-fill French oak barrels. Malolactic conversion occurred naturally, after which the wine was racked. The wine was matured for a period of 18 months in the same barrels. Tastings took place to ensure only the best barrels were selected.

Producer
Lomond Wines

Country
South Africa

Region
Western Cape

Sub-Region
Cape Agulhas

Grape
Syrah

Size
750ml

Types
Red Wine

Vintage
2019

2019 'Conebush' Syrah, Lomond Wines

£32.95

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