Minimalist WinesElgin, South Africa
An incredibly silky and refined expression of Syrah, with succulent red fruits, orange, pomegranate, spice and minerality. Tiny quantities and a raft of outstanding reviews from the wine press ensure this will sell out quickly so get in while you can!
Best known in Northern Rhône, Washington State
A dark, spicy red grape. Blackberry, black pepper, smoked meat and violets, with firm structure. Elegant and savoury in the Northern Rhône, in places like Hermitage and Côte-Rôtie; in Australia the same grape goes by Shiraz.
South Africa
One of South Africa's coolest wine regions, set in high apple-orchard country east of Cape Town. Altitude and cool ocean air slow ripening, giving taut Sauvignon Blanc, fine Chardonnay and elegant Pinot Noir. Wines of freshness, poise and real finesse.
Elgin, South Africa
Sam Lambson launched Minimalist Wines at 21 to explore Syrah in South African terroir. He trained in oenology at Stellenbosch and worked harvests under leading Cape winemakers. Love Wine stocks his Syrah, Grenache and a white blend, made with minimal intervention.
More from Minimalist Wines →Studying Oenology at South Africa's Stellenbosch University while working in the town's boutique wine store, Hawk & Schoon, and passing WSET3 (with distinctions), were the starting points for Sam's wine education. But the passion kicked in while working harvests under the leading Cape winemakers Carl van der Merwe, Lukas van Loggerenberg and Chris Alheit. It was then he discovered that making good wine is all about working with good grapes and good people… and the importance of treating them both gently in the vineyard and the cellar. It was also the beginning of Sam's love affair with Syrah. He launched Minimalist Wines, aged 21, to explore its diversity in South African terroir and to showcase its elegant power in the cooler climate vineyards of the Cape. As always, our grapes do the talking, so we make our wines simply, but carefully, with minimal intervention. Each of the 4 picks was harvested separately, and completed their spontaneous fermentations over an average of two weeks, with 20% wholebunch and 1-2 punchdowns daily. Once pressed gently to tank, they were racked to neutral 228L French Oak, aged on gross lees through Winter, and racked again in Spring, before being returned to barrel where they each matured for a total of 16 months.
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