{"id":4625,"date":"2012-04-03T07:31:55","date_gmt":"2012-04-03T07:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=4625"},"modified":"2012-04-03T07:36:21","modified_gmt":"2012-04-03T07:36:21","slug":"only-in-the-swartland-harslevelu-and-an-underwater-wine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/south-africa\/only-in-the-swartland-harslevelu-and-an-underwater-wine","title":{"rendered":"Only in the Swartland: H\u00e1rslevel\u0171 and an underwater wine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/harselevu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4631\" title=\"harselevu\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/harselevu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"318\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have just written up my visit to Swartland producer Lammershoek, <a href=\"http:\/\/wineanorak.com\/southafrica\/swartlandrevolution2Lammershoek.htm\" target=\"_blank\">which you can read here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It was unusual for two reasons. First of all, they&#8217;re making a new series of wines, called &#8216;Cellar Foot&#8217;. These are heaven for wine geeks: oddities bottles in small quantities. I tried one, as yet unreleased example: a varietal H\u00e1rslevel\u0171, which is a Hungarian variety.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lammershoek Cellar Foot The H\u00e1rslevel\u0171<\/strong><strong>\u00a02010 Swartland, South Africa<br \/>\n<\/strong>12% alcohol. Just 800 cases made, and not released yet. Will be\u00a0around 250 Rand. Grapes are crushed by feet in a basket press. Full yellow colour. Remarkable stuff: apples, herbs, spice, tangy acidity\u00a0and lemony freshness. Powerful, fresh and slightly oxidative. Long and tangy: a crazy wine. 93\/100<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/lammershoek1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4632\" title=\"lammershoek1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/lammershoek1.jpg\" alt=\"lammershoek underwater wine\" width=\"500\" height=\"318\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Secondly, and perhaps more weirdly, Craig Hawkins has been making an underwater wine. Barrels of Syrah have been kept submerged (not as easy as it sounds) in a fermenting vat. This will also be sold under the Lammershoek Cellar Foot\u00a0label.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s\u00a0made with no added sulphur dioxide, and\u00a0has been kept in a barrel underwater since February 20th 2011\u00a0(this was tasted in November 2011).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/lammershoek29.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4633\" title=\"lammershoek29\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/lammershoek29.jpg\" alt=\"lammershoek underwater wine tasting\" width=\"500\" height=\"318\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Syrah 2011 Underwater Wine<br \/>\n<\/strong>Very fresh, precise and pure with firm structure and lovely taut\u00a0cherry and berry fruit. No signs of reduction. Very clean and pure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have just written up my visit to Swartland producer Lammershoek, which you can read here. 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