The second vintage of this high altitude Grenache. The wine is made by Lukas van Loggerenberg, and its second iteration is as fantastic at the first.
The farm is Ex Animo Co-Founder Jeannette’s family farm named De Keur in Ceres. Bushvine and dry-grown, this is a very unique site, that is covered in snow in some winters.
For the label, we took inspiration from the meaning of Ex Animo: from the heart. The label is based on an artwork called ‘new wine’ by Lenka Kuhn that we had commissioned in 2018. It is a line drawing depicting an anatomical human heart using elements of vines.
To reflect that the vineyard is young and maturing, we have planned an evolution of the label for the first five vintages. We will add small components of the label every year culminating in the final version from the 2026 vintage onwards.
