2019 Cap Classique Brut, Lomond Wines Your Store

2019 Cap Classique Brut, Lomond Wines

Western Cape, South Africa

A crisp and refreshing Cap Classique with notes of white pear and delicate floral hints through to a rich, elegant and creamy palate with refined bubbles layered with zesty freshness.

The Pinot Noir grapes come from a single vineyard planted in south westerly facing blocks on the upper reaches of the farm in sandy, gravelly and highly weathered soils, with a clay substructure. This aspect ensures that these vines are cooled during the summer months by the prevailing winds from the sea. The breezes blow directly off the ocean in both a south-easterly and south-westerly direction, providing consistent coolness throughout the summer months, with temperatures seldom reaching above 30°C. The Chardonnay component comes from a selected block grown in gravel soils, which allows good drainage and produces grapes with a fresh, elegant profile. This cool microclimate creates a slow ripening period, allowing the grapes to build flavour complexity and produce naturally balanced wines.

Whats in the bottle
Chardonnay 50%, Pinot Noir 50%

£22.50
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 fruit was manually sorted before being whole berry pressed. Each variety underwent temperature-controlled fermentation until dry. They were then carefully blended to create the base wine. Using the traditional method, the wine then underwent secondary fermentation in bottle. It was aged on its lees for a minimum of 36 months before being riddled and disgorged.

Producer
Lomond Wines

Country
South Africa

Region
Western Cape

Sub-Region
Cape Agulhas

Grape
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir

Size
750ml

Types
Sparkling

Vintage
2019

2019 Cap Classique Brut, Lomond Wines

£22.50

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