Lormarins

Blanc De Blancs

Name: Private Cuvée
Brand: Lormarins
Price: 525 ZAR
Availability: InStock
Rating: Platter's 4.5 (1 reviews)

Sparkling Wine from Western Cape, South Africa

R245

Bottle size:

750 ml

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Delivery is within 1–2 business days to main centres and 3–4 business days to outlying areas.

Sold only in multiples of 6 bottles

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Fulfilled by

Anthonij Rupert Wyne

Vigorous and lively bubble with trademark string of pearls rising to the surface. Seaspray, lime zest, chalk and subtle aromas of orange peel is present on the nose. The palate is energetic and tangy with abundant crunchy green apple and lime zip on entry. That vivacity is then tempered and smoothed as the wine morphs into a rich but restrained mouthful of creamy citrus and gentle biscuit from its time on lees. Refined and elegant, it lingers on the aftertaste but never loses its lively youthfulness and seamless integration of fruit, lees and bright acidity.

Chalk

Orange Peel

Green Apple

Citrus

The Chardonnay grapes are hand-picked early in the morning and whole-bunch pressed. The free run and press components are always kept separate. The juice is then settled and inoculated with yeast for fermentation. Before blending, approximately 15% of the Blanc de Blanc is barrel-fermented and matured for 12 weeks. After that, the base wine is blended and filtered. The chardonnay is bottled for secondary fermentation, and the wines are kept at 13 to 15 degrees Celsius.

The 2019 vintage can be described as a two-part vintage, with the first half featuring favourable weather and good fruit analyses until the end of February and the second half being more challenging, with slower ripening due to cold and rainy weather in March. Good rainfall provided much-needed relief from the previous three years’ severe drought; yet, warm intervals in winter and changing temperatures in spring resulted in smaller berries and uneven bunch development. High winds and cool growing conditions resulted in significantly lower yields in certain vineyards. Moderate temperatures in December and January delayed harvest slightly, but early heat waves in February and reduced yields caused these grapes to be harvested much sooner than usual.

Lormarins

Anthonij Rupert Wyne was founded on the farm L’Ormarins in Franschhoek. Originally owned by the late Anthonij Rupert who passed away in 2001 the farm was eventually taken over by his brother Johann Rupert in 2003 and the brand named after him. It was Johann Rupert who constructed a state-of-the-art winemaking facility catapulting the farm into a prestigious wine estate and the beginnings of what is now a sprawling enterprise. The focus is on terroir specific wines and therefore the ranges are made from a number of sites. Each site offers optimum varietal specific growing conditions allowing Anthonij Rupert Wyne to adhere to the requirements of their different brands.