2025 Van Loggerenberg Geronimo Cinsault

The 2025 Geronimo is pure Cinsault matured 40% in concrete (for the first time) and 60% in 500-litre French oak. Van Loggerenberg wants his Cinsault to have a bit more gravitas to it, so he picks around seven days later than average. It has a vivacious red cherry and strawberry nose laced with wilted rose petal, the 60% whole bunch imparting a light peppery scent. The palate is medium-bodied with filigree tannins, perfectly pitched acidity and vibrant redcurrant and cranberry notes, leading to a granular, saline and very cohesive finish. Fabulous. 94 points

Geronimo comes from the celebrated Rustenhof farm next to False Bay, where the `fruit profile is darker than in Darling”, according to Lukas van Loggerenberg. Showing the purity and transparency of the 2025 vintage, it has rose petal and ginger spice aromas, some texture and structure from 60% whole bunches and flavours of plum redcurrant and rhubarb. 93 points