Situated on the foothills of the Klein Drakenstein Mountains just outside Franschhoek, Lynx Wines is the smallest Wine Estate in the Valley producing less that 2500 cases per annum.
At Lynx all wines are grown, produced and bottled on the Estate. 2003 saw the maiden vintage, which immediately won acclaim when its Shiraz achieved 4½ stars in the John Platter’s Guide, and its other two wines 4 stars each.
Since then the range has grown and now stands at an impressive eleven wines. The wines have continued to perform well winning numerous gold awards, being placed in the top ten Shiraz’s in South Africa, and scoring 90 points in Wine Enthusiast (USA).
At Lynx Wines they have time. The red wines receive a long cold soak at 11oC of about seven days. The ensuing fermentation last for 7 to 8 days and that is followed by a maceration of 7 to 10 days, giving a total of about 25 days of skin contact.
Lynx Wines is a small winery using traditional equipment like open concrete fermentors and a basket press, and it is this that makes their cellar tours so popular with visitors from around the world.
