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Lukas van Loggerenberg Graft Syrah 2022
Standard - 75cl
ETA: 5-7 weeks
- Vintage2022
- ColourRed
- ProducerLukas van Loggerenberg
- CountrySouth Africa
- RegionCoastal Region
- Sub RegionStellenbosch
- DesignationWO
- Bottle SizeStandard - 75cl
- ABV13.5
- LWIN17224392022
Wine Critic Reviews
This pretty Syrah shows a deep broody aromatics with layers of rose water, lavender, violets, red plum, red cherry, and scented talc. The palate shows incredible intensity and fine chalky tannins with a power and precision, or as Lukas says, Cote Rotie meets Polkadraai Hills! A multi-layered, texturally stimulating Syrah that s incredibly perfumed, intense, and quite profound. One of Lukas s most sophisticated wines without doubt.
- Reviewer Name: Greg Sherwood MW
The 2022 Graft is pure Syrah from Polkadraai Hills that is matured two-thirds in concrete, the remainder in second-fill barrels. "It's the easiest wine I make because of the quality of the vineyard," Van Loggerenberg mentions. It has a stunning crushed violet petal, mineral-driven bouquet that effortlessly subsumes the 100% whole bunch. The palate is supremely well-balanced and tensile, with touches of pink peppercorn and brine infusing the black fruit, leading to another, almost Cornas-like, pliant finish. This might be the finest wine that I have tasted from Lukas Van Loggerenberg (so far).
- Drinking Window: 2026 - 2050
- Reviewer Name: Neal Martin
"A freak of a vineyard", is how Lukas van Loggerenberg describes Karibib, the source of several of the Cape's most exciting Syrahs, including this one. Fermented with whole bunches before ageing in a 70/30 combination of concrete and older barrels, Graft is a violet, lavender and paprika-scented red with a palate of damson, black olive and blackberry, dense, layered tannins and the grip and concentration to age. World class. 2025-32
- Drinking Window: 2025 - 2032
- Reviewer Name: Tim Aktin