
Country
south africa
Region
hemel-en-aarde
Type
RED
Producer
FRANCO LOURENS
Grape
grenache
Vintage
2018
Alcohol
14%
Tasting Notes
100% Grenache Noir this is the maiden vintage of this wine. The grapes are from a dry land bush vine vineyard in Piekenierskloof. Franco made this wine for his first born daughter Lua Ilse born in 2019.
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Aleading light of South Africa’s New Wave and champion of old-vine Chenin, among others. From Chris’s cellar in Hemel-en-Aarde Franco has made some serious wines. I mean, these are impressive bottlings by any standard – powerful, concentrated, yet supremely elegant and finely detailed.