Why it matters
The producer
Lomond is an estate built around a cool maritime address and a broad grape palette. Its Sauvignon Blanc grows close to the southern tip of Africa, where late ripening keeps fruit flavourful without placing the wine in a warm-climate register. The 2024 Estate Sauvignon Blanc gives the clearest bottle-level picture: white fruit, Cape gooseberry, fynbos and a crisp mineral finish, with six months on fine lees after fermentation.
The portfolio reaches beyond that white wine. Merlot, Shiraz, Sémillon, Nouvelle, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Mourvedre and Viognier share the property with Sauvignon Blanc, while Chenin Blanc has recently been planted. Lomond is therefore an estate of several wine directions, held together by a maritime climate and vineyard selection across Ben Lomond mountain.
Place and vineyards
Where the wines begin
The Agulhas Plain lies near Cape Agulhas, the meeting place of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Sea air moves through the vineyards and keeps them cool, delaying ripening. In the glass, that growing season appears in the Estate Sauvignon Blanc as bright acidity, citrus and a mineral finish alongside ripe white fruit.
The location also shapes the range's potential. Sauvignon Blanc can carry freshness and concentrated flavour at once, while Shiraz, Mourvedre and Viognier allow Lomond to work with a Rhône-style red blend such as Belladonna. Cap Classique adds sparkling wine to the still range, giving the same maritime estate a different texture and pace.
In the cellar
Vineyards and cellar
Selective hand harvesting and sorting place fruit choice before fermentation. That work removes unsuitable grapes before they enter the cellar, giving the wines a cleaner starting point. Compost made from organic waste returns vineyard fertilizer to the soil, while cover crops help support soil health between the vines.
Soil probes monitor moisture and guide irrigation, tying water use to conditions in the ground. The practice has a direct farming consequence: irrigation follows measured moisture rather than a fixed schedule. In the 2024 Estate Sauvignon Blanc, Lomond lists six months on fine lees after fermentation, a cellar choice that sits behind the wine's bright fruit and mineral finish.
Wines to know
The range in view
Estate Wines provide the broadest expression of Lomond's vineyards. The range includes Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, Shiraz, Sémillon, Nouvelle, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Mourvedre and Viognier. Single Vineyard and Limited Release wines narrow the focus to particular expressions, while 7 Rows forms its own named range. Cap Classique brings traditional-method sparkling wine into the portfolio.
The 2024 Estate Sauvignon Blanc is the clearest documented white example. It combines white stone fruit, citrus, wild fynbos, Cape gooseberry and a long mineral finish, with bright acidity keeping the fruit lifted. Belladonna is the red counterpart in the material available here, an SMV blend with Rhône-style positioning and a dedicated 2020 vintage discussion focused on bottle development. Chenin Blanc has also been planted, with the possibility of becoming Africa's southernmost Chenin Blanc if the planting succeeds.
A useful way in
A bottle to begin with
Start with the 2024 Estate Sauvignon Blanc. It is a white Sauvignon Blanc from Lomond's broad Estate range, made from fruit grown in the cool Agulhas Plain climate and rested on fine lees for six months after fermentation. The wine brings white peach, citrus, Cape gooseberry and a crisp mineral finish, so its fruit, growing season and cellar work can be followed in one glass.