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Van Loggerenberg Wines

2021

‘High Hopes’

Red Blend   |   Swartland - South Africa
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About

‘High Hopes’ is a name that was stuck in Lukas’s head for years. He knew that when the time was right, he’d name a wine after it. When Covid hit, the name took on a whole new meaning, and finally, he had a red blend perfectly poised to bear this moniker. High Hopes is a call for optimism, and the label imparts a sense of adventure and starting something new. Anyone who’s ever fly fished before knows you start the day with really high hopes of catching dinner. Hot air ballooners? Up that high, all you have is hope. This red blend is one that just seems to lift the spirits. The Van Loggerenberg wines are pretty darn good at that.

The grapes were harvested manually and brought into the cellar for destemming. Each variety was vinified separately. Fermentation occurred spontaneously with native yeasts, and after a two week maceration period, the wine was pressed off the skins. The Cinsaut and Grenache went to old French oak and the Syrah went to concrete for a 10 month aging period. The wines were then blended and bottled without fining or filtering, and with a small sulfur addition.

 

Stats

  • Grapes: 86% Syrah - 10% Grenache - 4% Cinsaut
  • Vineyard: Ongegund (Syrah) - Kasteelsig (Grenache) - Fairview (Cinsaut)
  • Vine Age: 15-years old (Syrah) - 8-years-old (Grenache) - 26-years-old (Cinsaut)
  • Soil Type: Blue Slate (Syrah) - Iron-rich shale (Grenache and Cinsaut)
  • Viticulture: Sustainable - practicing organic
  • Fermentation: Native — stainless-steel
  • Skin Contact: 2 weeks
  • Aging: 10 months in old French oak (Grenache, Cinsaut) and concrete (Syrah)
  • Alcohol: 12.5%
  • pH: 3.63
  • Total Acidity: 5.4 g/L
  • Total SO2: 72 ppm
  • Total Production: 313 cases
  • UPC: 0658325899153

Tasting Notes

“Red and black berries, olive, dried herbs and white pepper on the nose while the palate is medium bodied with fresh acidity and crunchy tannins. Showing purity of fruit and good length, this has a ready drinkability about it.” – Christian Eedes

Press & Reviews

The WineMag

93

"86% Syrah, 10% Grenache and 4% Cinsaut, grapes from the Swartland – the Syrah on prime vineyards planted on schist, 30% undergoing whole-bunch fermentation. Red and black berries, olive, dried herbs and white pepper on the nose while the palate is medium bodied with fresh acidity and crunchy tannins. Showing purity of fruit and good length, this has a ready drinkability about it." - Christian Eedes

Tim Atkin, MW

93

"The Syrah berries from this Swartland vineyard are "so small they would fit in a matchbox" according to Lukas van Loggerenberg, yet there's no sense of over-concentration. Blended with 10% Grenache and 4% Cinsault from different sites, it's a mini Columella, showing flavours of plum, cranberry and red cherry, subtle wood and aromas of fynbos and white pepper. 2023-30."
- Tim Atkin, MW

Producer


Van Loggerenberg Wines

Region


Swartland

Country


South Africa

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