Van Loggerenberg: High Hopes Syrah 2021

2: Syrah 86%, Grenache 10%, Cinsault 4%

5: rød, tør; 12,5% Vol.; Modenhed til at drikke: 2022–2035; Pakket ind i: 6s

9: velsmagende & krydret; struktureret; frugt-orienteret

3: Lobenberg: 95/100; Tim Atkin: 93/100; Galloni: 93/100; Jancis Robinson: 17,5/20

6: Sydafrika, Stellenbosch

7: Allergener: Sulfitter,

Tapperi / Importør: van Loggerenberg Wines, Zandwijk Farm, 5 Pieter Hugo Street, Southern Paarl, South Africa

"High Hopes" er et blend baseret på Syrah fra skiferjord i Swartland. Regionen er helt sikkert en af de mest interessante og eftertragtede i Sydafrika i dag. Trenden startede i regionen nordvest for Cape Town med de nu ikoniske vinproducenter Eben Sadie og Adi Badenhorst. 30 procent af Syrah-druerne til "High Hopes" blev gæret som hele klaser, dvs. med deres stilke. Syrah'en blev derefter modnet i 500 liters ege-tonneaux. Grenache og Cinsault blev derimod afstilket og gæret i barriques. Blandingen blev derefter samlet efter ti måneders lagring i træ. Medium, klar rubinrød i glasset med violette refleksioner. En ret mørk profil i næsen med fristende krydderier. Blomme og friske, modne sorte kirsebær. Middelhavsurter som timian og laurbær fører til frisk kød og et strejf af vanilje. Oliventapenade og den røgede granitmineralitet kommer meget diskret til udtryk. Der sker en masse i glasset! I munden har vinen et animerende, fint greb. Mørk chokolade, blåbær og igen rige sorte kirsebær og brombær. Super tryk og alligevel så dejligt frisk med noter af lavendel og let lakrids pakket ind i de ultrafine tanniner. Det her er virkelig spændende og helt enestående i sin prisklasse! 95/100

Tim Atkin om: High Hopes Syrah

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. 93/100

Galloni om: High Hopes Syrah

The 2021 High Hopes comes from a Syrah vineyard on schist soils (from which Donovan Rall takes some fruit) and Loggerenberg's first blend. Raised in used barrels, it has quite a backward nose that demands some coaxing, dark berry fruit commingles with sage, white pepper and wild fennel. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannins, perfectly judged acidity, cohesive and focused with gentle grip towards the finish. There is a slight ferrous element that lends complexity right at it end and on the aftertaste. Superb. 93/100

Weingut om: High Hopes Syrah

In the vineyards:The Syrah is planted on schist soils in a low yielding vineyard which produced only 2,5 tons per Hectare in 2021 adding deeply concentrated flavours to the wine. The Grenache and Cinsaut components are planted on red soils which is rich in iron, these parcels give the final blend great perfume and elegance.In the cellar:The Syrah was 30% wholebunch fermented and aged in big 500 Litre barrels. The Grenache and Cinsaut was destemmed before fermentation and aged in small barrique. Due to the extremely low yields on all 3 vineyards, one pump over was done daily to capture the essence of the wines. The different components were blended after 10 months in oak. No enzymes or fining agents were used in the making of the wine.Label story:The hot air balloon symbolizes a new journey, reaching new heights and going to places never been before. The three leaves on the right showcase the number of cultivars in the blend. The school bag, athlete and fisherman all symbolize how we always have high hopes when we try something new or when we go out to achieve something great. Lukas is also a keen fisherman who always has high hopes when he goes out for the day with the hopes of catching dinner. In the background is Lukas’s face with a map of the Swartland with the wheat awn also symbolizing the origin of the wine as it is widely cultivated in the Swartland.

Jancis Robinson om: High Hopes Syrah

Really, really fine for a Syrah. The tannins are like brushed velvet and cello tonewood, and while the nose is savoury, tobacco leaf and Moroccan leather, the palate has wild red-berry and roasted-tomato sweetness. Real density and flooded with juice on the mid palate with a very pretty violet sign off. 17,5/20

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