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Furnishings & DecorLOMOND EXCELS WITH SAUVIGNON BLANC
Lomond, near Gansbaai, is fast building a reputation for its outstanding Sauvignon blancs. The coastal estate, just 8 kms from the sea as the crow flies, has just won the best unwooded Sauvignon blanc trophy on the Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show for its 2007 single-vineyard Sugarbush and a gold medal for the 2007 Pincushion, its companion single-vineyard Sauvignon blanc. A month before, Lomond won a gold medal on London’s International Wine Challenge for the debut 2007 Snowbush, made from a blend of the Sugarbush, Pincushion, Nouvelle and Semillon. Last year the 2007 Pincushion won a trophy on the Decanter World Wine Awards, while the 2007 Sugarbush took silver on the same event.
The single-vineyard wines have been widely praised for their complexity, depth of flavour and refreshing vibrancy. Winemaker Kobus Gerber says the Sugarbush shows nettle, herbs and minerals on the nose and is crisp in the mouth, ending in a sweet finish. The Pincushion is more tropical in profile with fragrances of ripe fig. Both, he adds, are structured to age and come into their own at 18 months to two years.
General manager and viticulturist Wayne Gabb says Lomond is ideally situated for Sauvignon blanc. “We have .jpg)
also chosen to farm in a way that gives maximum expression to the diversity of soil types and elevations on the farm, while protecting the indigenous habitat here.”
There are 18 soil types on the property and a range of altitudes. Some have direct exposure to the sea, others have a mountain aspect. The intrusion of granite in the southern portion of the farm has created a unique geological formation, unlike the rest of the district, where Table Mountain sandstone and Bokkeveld shale are found.
Gabb believes his first responsibility is to increase the organic matter in the soil before tackling his vines and that an eco-motivated approach to winemaking brings out the very best in Lomond’s wines. “We give life to the soil, inoculating it with micro-organisms to increase the organic matter and then create an environment that promotes the self-induced resistance of the plants to the risk of disease. This approach is enhanced by a predator release programme that allows insects to feed off otherwise destructive pests.”
Lomond, which names its single vineyard wines after indigenous flora on the farm, is a member of the Biodiversity and Wine Initiative (BWI) and has set aside 200 hectares of the 800 hectare farm for conservation to indigenous habitat.
DATE JUNE 4, 2009
ISSUED BY DKC (DE KOCK COMMUNICATION)
FOR CAPE LEGENDS
QUERIES WAYNE GABB, LOMOND (028) 388 0095 or 082 5524124
DEIDRE SAMSON, CAPE LEGENDS MARKETING MANAGER (021) 809 7000 or 082 5514011
TANYA JORDAAN, LOMOND BRAND MANAGER (021) 809 7000
TESSA DE KOCK/MARLISE POTGIETER, DKC (021) 422 2690
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