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- Producer
- Lismore Estate
- Origin
- Greyton,,,, South Africa, SOUTH, AFRICA
- Colour
- red
- Wine Style
- dry
- Dominant Grape
- Syrah/Shiraz
- Closure Style
- cork
- Maturity
- drink or keep
- Bottle Size
- 75cl
- Case Quantity
- 6
- Alcohol
- 14%
- Wine Score
- 97 points, Neal Martin, vinous.com, November 2019
97 points, Tim Atkin MW, timatkin.com, Oct 2019
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Media Reviews
Neal Martin
The 2018 Estate Reserve Syrah contains 50% whole-bunch fruit and is aged in 500- and 700-liter barrels, 30% new. It has an extremely pure, slightly floral bouquet of bright blueberry and black currant fruit infused with scents of crushed iris petals and violets, almost Burgundian in style. The palate is extremely well balanced with perfectly pitched acidity and filigreed tannins. There is an unerring sense of weightlessness about this Syrah, which is one of the most precise Lismore reds I have encountered over several years of tasting. Absolutely stunning. 97 points
Tim Atkin MW
This is the best release yet from Lismore, superior even to the impressive 2017. Made from blocks that are now 13 years` old, this is wonderfully, enticingly floral, showcasing all that is best about Syrah: aromatic spices, layered cherry and strawberry fruit, bright acidity, some tannic backbone, subtle whole bunch notes and a long finish. The oak is on point, the alcohol daringly restrained. 97 points
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