2021, Pinot Noir, Lismore Estate Vineyards
Parker 90 (2024); Tim Atkin MW 90 (2024); Neal Martin 90 (2024)
EDKA Rating 6/10
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At a glance
- Grape
- Pinot Noir 100%
- Region
- Walker Bay, South Africa
- Alcohol
- 13.50%
- Body
- Medium
- Acidity
- Medium
- Tannins
- Medium
- Sweetness
- Dry
- Drink
- Medium (5-10 yrs)
- Pairs with
- Poultry & Pork, Red Meat, Cheese
Why this wine
Pinot Noir from an unfashionable ward, which is exactly why it costs what it does. Light and red-fruited with a savoury edge. Undervalued because of its postcode rather than its quality.
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Description
How it tastes
Crushed rose petal, wild jasmine and fresh French herbs over layered red fruit and cranberry, with beautiful purity.
The producer
70% of the fruit comes from Stanford in Walker Bay and 30% from Elgin, both on the cool Cape South Coast, all Burgundian clones. Samantha O'Keefe arrived from California and built Lismore from nothing.
Food and drinking
Good with poultry & pork, red meat and cheese. Ready now, and will hold for a few years yet. Serve at 14–16°C.