Matassa Brutal Orange 2022

Tom Lubbe is a New Zealander who grew up in South Africa. In the late 90’s, Tom was working at the only estate in South Africa using indigenous yeasts and lower yields. He helped innovate and shape the wine scene in South Africa and forged the space for winemakers like Craig Hawkins (Testalonga) whom spent several vintages working with Tom to flourish. Tom’s logic and ideas in the vineyard translate to the cellar where he aims to have a wine full of mineral energy. His whites often see maceration on skins and Tom’s approaches to reds see whole-bunch ferments. All wines are fermented on natural yeasts and are finished unfiltered and unfined. Tom’s vines are incredibly low yielding, giving the wines gorgeous concentration and minerality. These are true wines of terroir that could not be reproduced anywhere else.