Lismore Estate Reserve Chardonnay 2022 750ml is an elegant cool-climate Chardonnay from South Africa’s Greyton region, layered with citrus, stone fruit, jasmine, walnut, and subtle vanilla spice. Fermented with natural yeasts and matured in French oak, it delivers vibrant acidity, refined minerality, and a long, flinty finish. Rich yet beautifully balanced, this Reserve Chardonnay showcases the purity and precision of Lismore’s distinctive terroir.

The Wine Advocate | RP 94+
Published: Dec 30, 2023
Drink: 2024-2037

Possessing elegance and weight, the 2022 Estate Reserve Chardonnay displays layers of fresh citrus with notes of cinnamon and popcorn kernel, yellow apples and lemon pastry cream. Medium-bodied, the wine unfolds, offering a subtly spiced palate with notes of sautéed almonds before displaying succulent acidity that drives the finish. It's still tight and will benefit from another year in the bottle before opening. Just over 13,000 bottles were produced after the wine rested for 11 months on the lees in 25% new oak barrels.

James Suckling | JS 93
Published: Aug 7, 2022

An intense, flinty and spicy chardonnay that has aromas of flint, baked apples, burnt lemons and cloves. It’s full-bodied with lively acidity and a vivid, flinty and long finish. Drink or hold.

Lismore.co.za

This reserve Chardonnay shows intense citrus, stone fruit, jasmine and walnut layered with honey and vanilla carried by a distinct minerality and crisp acidity with lingering citrus finish.

Wine Made in the Soil
The vineyards are planted in decomposed shale over clay at 300 metres in the foothills of the Sonderend Mountain Range. A low mean February temperature lends to an extended ripening period that can put harvest 3-4 weeks later than traditional wine growing regions in South Africa. The intense citrus notes and the lingering finish are consistent trademarks of Lismore's specific terrior. The restrained minerality of the Chardonnay is a clear indication of the cool climate in which it is grown.
Wine of Origin Greyton
Wine of Origin "Greyton" has been designated by SAWIS recognizing the special terrior of this region.

Winemakers' Notes
The grapes were picked at optimal ripeness and whole bunch pressed, slowly extracting the juice at a rate of 600ltrs per ton. The juice was cold settled for 48 hours and was racked into 500 litre Burgundian barrels for fermentation and 11 months of maturation. 100% Spontaneous (natural) yeasts were allowed for fermentation. 33% new French oak.