LOKAIA

Lokaia was born from the overwhelming sense that there was more to explore in the Franschhoek Valley. While it's no secret that Semillon, Chardonnay and Cabernet Franc are at the forefront of the region's wine identity, their bottled form still has room for growth and refinement. The ultimate goal is to extract as much personality and definition from the grapes as possible, while still maintaining each variety's purity, brightness and focus... Franschhoek has, for more than a century, been known as one the country's foremost regions for growing the illusive Semillon grape. Pound of Flesh is a fresh take on Franschhoek's oldest grape variety. Hailing from the Bo-Hoek and grown from Franschhoek's lowest-yielding commercial block of Semillon, the grapes were harvested at a low potential alcohol, cooled and then whole-bunch pressed. Cold-settled and racked quickly, the juice was fermented in amphora in contact with the skins for 2 months to create richness, texture, flesh... A..

Also known as: Lokaia (Pty), Lokaia (Pty) Ltd