Landskroon Shiraz 2020 | Michael Olivier

Landskroon Shiraz 2020

Landskroon Wine Estate is situated on the southeast facing slopes of the Paarl Mountain, named after the three massive granite blocks on top which shine like pearls in the sunlight after rain. If you stand on the front stoep of the homestead and look southwards, you can clearly see Table Mountain on horizon.

The De Villiers Family, Paul, Huguette, Madelief and Hugo

The Estate has been owned by the De Villiers Family for 5 generations. Each oldest son of the oldest son has been named Paul. Paul V, the Cellarmaster, his brother Hugo [Vineyards] and their cousins, Huguette de Villiers van der Merwe [Marketing] and Madelief de Villiers Malan [Administration] now manage the Estate.

The Landskroon Cape Vintage

The Landskroon Port Style Cape Vintage won for Paul The Diners Club Winemaker of the Year Award. However, the Estate has always been well-known for its red wines, and latterly Paul and his Team in the Cellar with Fanie Geyser as Winemaker and Kaylin Baxter as Assistant Winemaker have been receiving rave reviews for their white wines.

Shiraz grapes ripening on the vine

The Landskroon Shiraz grapes for the 2020 harvest were brought to the cellar and destemmed. The juice was fermented in open tanks and then after pressing, taken to a mix of French and American Oak Barrels where the wine matures for a year.

Landskroon Maturation Cellar

Pour

From a Burgundy shaped bottle, closed with natural cork. The label is elegant and simple. In the glass, the wine is an opaque bloodplum at the heart which pales out to Ruby at the edges. The palate weight is medium to full, and the aromas and flavours segue seamlessly from one to the other. Red and black berries and plums abound, and there is plenty of interest in the layer upon layer of the wine. The oak is well integrated and carefully applied. The tannins are in perfect harmony in the gem of a wine. Eminently drinkable now, a couple of years of cool cellaring will reward you.

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