Geronimo, Cinsault, 2022

Geronimo 2022 has a pliant, up front silky perfumed sweetness with a little more weight to it than in previous years. Fermented with 35-40% whole bunches, notes of crushed cranberries, raspberry and plums jostle around with Lukas’ recognisably curt tannins and breezy acidity. The warmer vintage led to a 25% reduction in quantity but proximity to the ocean (the closest of any Cinsault in Stellenbosch) allows for a longer hang time and a less savoury profile than Cinsaults produced in other regions. Planted 1968.