Lismore Estate Wines

Samantha O'Keefe

Tucked into the foothills of a dramatic mountain range at the bottom of Africa is Lismore Estate Vineyards. Californian Samantha O'Keefe has found paradise and the perfect terroir. Her passion combined with vines planted at 300 meters, chilled by the winter snow and nourished by the African summer sun, produce classic cool climate wines which are rich, complex and lovingly hand crafted. With one of the coolest climates in South Africa with extreme diurnal temperature shifts, her wines presents us with a very distinct sense of place. One that tells a story in the glass. Lismore is the pioneer of Wine of origin "Greyton", it has been designated by SAWIS recognizing the unique and special terroir of this region. Website: www.lismore.co.za

Samantha O'Keefe

Born in California and studied development studies at the University of Berkeley with the idea of leading the World Bank one day. Not exactly the start of a story about a winemaker in South Africa. Still, this is about Samantha O'Keefe. She left the United States for Africa and lost her heart to the nature of the Cape. With the help of several winemakers she started her wine estate in Greyton and now many years later she is a valued member of the Cape Winemakers Guild, her wines are internationally acclaimed and "her" Greyton is a Wine of Origen.

€28.50

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Barrel Fermented Sauvignon Blanc 2020

As with all Lismore wines, balance is the key. The bracing acidity that is customary in new world Sauvignons has been brought into balance with a carefully chosen pick date and the barrel and egg fermentation and maturation. A full bodied, balanced wine was the goal.

Producent	Appellation	Style
Lismore Estate Vineyards	Cape South Coast	Rich & Round
Oak aging	Vineyard management	Format
Yes	Practising organics	750 ml

€32.80

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Lismore Chardonnay 2020

This chardonnay has all the characteristics of a refined chardonnay. Something of the wood aging, ripe fruit and a slightly nutty character. The taste is nice and fresh with a certain richness at the same time.

Producent	Appellation	Style
Lismore Estate Vineyards	Greyton	Rich & Round
Oak aging	Vineyard management	Format
Yes	Practising organics	750 ml

€51.50

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Lismore Estate Cuvée Blanc 2022

The Cuvée Blanc is a blend of 90% Roussanne, 5% Viognier and 5% Chardonnay. Aromas of yellow plum, spices and orange blossom. In the mouth a fresh entry with mandarin, invigorating acids and a persistent finish with notes of lemongrass.

Producent	Appellation	Style
Lismore Estate Vineyards	Greyton	Rich & Round
Oak aging	Vineyard management	Format
Yes	Practising organics	750 ml

€49.95

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Lismore Estate Reserve Chardonnay 2021

This Reserve Chardonnay shows intense citrus, stone fruit, jasmine and walnut layered with honey and vanilla carried by a distinct minerality and crisp acidity with a lingering citrus finish.

Producent	Appellation	Style
Lismore Estate Vineyards	Greyton	Rich & Round
Oak aging	Vineyard management	Format
Yes	Practising organics	750 ml

€49.95

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Lismore Estate Reserve Viognier 2021

Balance is the key to this wine. Viognier is an aromatic and generous varietal, it benefits from barrel maturation and lees contact with a fuller mouth feel and increased texture. This combined with the firm acid backbone and intense fruit will allow this wine to integrate beautifully and gain further complexity over the next 3-5 years.

Producent	Appellation	Style
Lismore Estate Vineyards	Greyton	Rich & Round
Oak aging	Vineyard management	Format
Yes	Practising organics	750 ml

€39.95

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Lismore Pinot Noir 2018

Different cooler climate sources supply the grapes for this triumph-over-adversity Pinot Noir from Lismore. Fermented with 35% whole bunches and aged in one-third new wood, it's a charming, balanced, graceful red with pomegranate and watermelon flavours and savoury tannins.

Producent	Appellation	Style
Lismore Estate Vineyards	Cape South Coast	Rich & Exuberant
Oak aging	Vineyard management	Format
Yes	Practising organics	750 ml

€39.95

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Lismore Syrah 2018

This Cape South Coast Syrah marries grapes from Greyton and mostly Elgin. Fermented with 50% whole bunches and aged in older wood, it's peppery, spicy and youthful, with grippy tannins, taut acidity and layers of red cherry, fynbos and blackberry fruit.

Producent	Appellation	Style
Lismore Estate Vineyards	Cape South Coast	Rich & Exuberant
Oak aging	Vineyard management	Format
Yes	Practising organics	750 ml

€28.50

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The Age of Grace Viognier 2022

Viognier is an aromatic and generous varietal, it benefits from barrel maturation and lees contact with a fuller mouth feel and increased texture. This combined with the firm acid backbone and intense fruit will allow this wine to integrate beautifully and gain further complexity over the next 3-5 years.

Producent	Appellation	Style
Lismore Estate Vineyards	Cape South Coast	Rich & Round
Oak aging	Vineyard management	Format
Yes	Practising organics	750 ml

South-African Wines

Since many years famous and very special wines are made in South-Africa. Viticulture in South Africa is mainly concentrated in the extreme southwest of the country, in the Western Cape Province (Western Cape). Western Cape is the fourth largest province of South Africa's nine; with its 129,000 m² it is comparable in area to Greece, but it has only 5.82 million inhabitants. Of these, 3.74 million live in Cape Town (as of 2011). It is a very varied region both topographically and climatically, with a band of mountain ridges along the southern coastline. The west coast, and also the plateau of the Karoo inland, is very dry. The wine regions are almost all within a two to three hour drive from the coast and they take full advantage of the predominantly Mediterranean climate that is so favorable for grape growing.

South-African red wine

There are different grapes for red wine in South-Africa without wanting to discredit any other grape variety the most important are: pinotage, pinot noir, cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cinsault and syrah. Pinot noir is the grape variety of the Walker Bay-region and the best South-African wines from pinot noir come from Hemel-en-Aarde Valley. Cabernet sauvignon and merlot are mainly planted in Stellenbosch and the region of Franschhoek. Finally, Syrah and cinsault are the basis for the great wines from the Swartland-region, such as the famous wines from pioneers like Eben Sadie and Adi Badenhorst.

South-African White Wine

White wines are of course made throughout the country, but the most important areas for white wine can be find in the Western Cape. Wine regions located here are Paarl, Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Walker Bay and Swartland. South-African white wine is made from well-known grape varieties such as chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, chenin blanc, but also from lesser-known varieties such as grenache blanc, Verdelho, colombard, viognier.

South-African sparkling wines

In addition to the still wines, South-Africa also produces sparkling wines that are made in mostly the Western Cape, the local name is Vonkelwijn. Vonkelwijn is motly made from chenin blanc, chardonnay and pinot noir and are made with the classic second fermentation in the bottle.