Having lost the 2019 barrels to the fire and the 2020 due to the smoke taint, it is very exciting to be able to offer the new 2021 release. Fermented with 50% whole bunches, and kept on skins for 1 month in a large wooden fermented, the 2021 exudes notes of ripe strawberry and graphite, in a juicy, peppery crisp style that feels totally unforced. Samantha uses a number of different clones which builds complexity, added to the inherent quality of the deep, decomposed shale soils. It was matured for ten months in 500L French oak, 35% new.
California-born Samantha O’Keefe is the pioneer of the cool climate Greyton region. Situated in a dramatic shale-rich mountainous amphitheatre at almost 300m of elevation, the area benefits from Atlantic breezes and cool nights, which makes for particularly striking Syrah, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Viognier based wines. Blessed with a kiss of South African sunshine and Samantha’s precise, gentle winemaking techniques, the Lismore wines are some of the most distinctive and exciting in South Africa. Tragically, a terrible fire at the end of 2019 saw more than a decade’s work go up in smoke, just as Samantha’s wines were riding high on a wave of universal critical acclaim. Through a combination of dogged perseverance, pride and belief, like a phoenix, Lismore Wines has risen again. This is a project that speaks to restraint, tone and elegance, with an ineffable strength of personality and drinkability.
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