2022 Syrah 'Graft', Lukas van Loggerenberg

2022 Syrah 'Graft', Lukas van Loggerenberg

Lukas calls this his easiest wine to make: it’s 100% whole bunch fruit, aged in concrete tanks. Salt and pepper on the palate, with amazingly fresh fruit, and tannins that coat the mouth and last an age. Just such a brilliant Syrah.

Critic score
96/100 info

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Wine details

  • Region & country
    South Africa
  • Maturity
    Ready 2025 - 2045info
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Bottle (75cl.)
  • ABV
    14%

Tasting notes

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

Tim Atkin MW, timatkin.com (September 2023)
96/100

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