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Ljungbyholms Vingård
Ljungbyholms Vingård in Bjäre, where estate grown grapes become still wines, a solera red and distillates.
At A Glance
| Field | Detail |
| Region | Bjäre |
| Site | South facing slope between Förslöv and Vejbystrand |
| Main grapes | Solaris, Phönix, Rondo, Regent, Johanniter and Cabernet Cortis |
| Signature wine | Lervik XXV, a solera method red |
| Defining feature | Wines grown and vinified on the estate, with distillates produced alongside them |
The Producer
At Ljungbyholms Vingård, grapes are grown and wines vinified on the estate, with distillates of various types produced alongside them. The principal plantings listed for the property are Solaris, Phönix, Rondo, Regent, Johanniter and Cabernet Cortis. The bottles carry both white and red wine styles, while the cellar also supports a solera method red made from several vintages.
Place
Ljungbyholms Vingård sits in the heart of Bjäre, on a south facing slope between Förslöv and Vejbystrand. The listed address is Ljungbyholmsvägen 231 in Förslöv. The vineyard and winery occupy the same local setting, with the estate rooted in a specific farm address rather than a broad regional label alone.
Soil And Site
The vineyard soils are fertile sands and clays. Sand allows water to drain quickly, while clay holds moisture. Those two soil effects influence how vines reach water and can affect ripeness, body and texture in the finished wine.
Story
Annika and Joakim Palm took over the family farm and began the wine venture by planting three rows beside a barn in 2019. The next planting was larger: 36 rows went into the ground in 2020. The property now lists Solaris, Phönix, Rondo, Regent, Johanniter and Cabernet Cortis among its most planted varieties. The founding episode became a planting record, moving from three rows beside a barn to a vineyard with six principal grape varieties.
Vineyards And Cellar
Estate vinification gives the bottles different cellar paths. For Skälderviken 2024, the must rested on its skins for one day before pressing, then spent two months in steel and four months in oak. Skin contact can draw colour, flavour and texture from the grape skins before pressing, while steel preserves a direct fruit profile and oak adds oxygen exposure and flavour.
Grytskär 2024 divided its maturation between steel and oak before the portions were mixed and kept together for one further month in steel. Combining vessels in this way brings the softer influence of oak together with the fresher feel of steel.
Wines
Skälderviken 2024 is the dry white wine, made from Phönix and Solaris with smaller contributions from Ortega and Souvignier Gris. Grytskär 2024 is a medium bodied fresh red made from Rondo. Lervik XXV changes the format, becoming a full bodied red made by the solera method. The range therefore moves from single variety wines to a bottle assembled from several vintages.
In The Glass
Skälderviken 2024 opens with citrus, pear, peach and honeydew melon, then moves toward marzipan, vanilla and sandalwood. Its texture is creamy, with balanced acidity. Grytskär 2024 brings cherry, blackberry and wild raspberry, with violet, seed and chocolate notes. The palate is softly youthful and fruity, with slight roughness and rounded acidity, while the finish carries herbs and sandalwood.
Lervik XXV is darker and more oak marked, with oak, vanilla, chocolate, dark cherry, blueberry, blackcurrant, sloe, spice, mineral and dried fruit. It is full bodied, with pronounced barrel character.
A Bottle To Understand It
Choose Grytskär 2024. It is a single variety Rondo red from the estate and sits in the range before Lervik XXV's solera construction. The bottle keeps one grape and one vintage in view, without the four earlier vintages that enter Lervik XXV. Its place in the lineup is clear: one fresh red between a dry white and a multi vintage red.
Anecdote
In 2024, the base wine for Lervik XXV came from Rondo grapes harvested by hand in early October. After fermentation, the wine spent six months in oak barrels. Ljungbyholms Vingård then combined it with portions from four earlier vintages made with Bolero, Rondo, Cabernet Cortis and Regent. The solera method joins newer wine with older wine, so the finished bottle contains several harvests and grape varieties. Lervik XXV is described as powerful and full bodied, with pronounced barrel character.
Final Word
Ljungbyholms Vingård brings estate grown grapes, estate vinification and distillates together on a south facing Bjäre site. The range runs from named variety wines to a solera red built with earlier vintages.
Sources
- https://ljungbyholmsvingard.understory.io/en
- https://wineanorak.com/2024/09/06/exploring-swedish-wine-3-ljungbyholms-vingard/
- https://www.theswedishwinetasting.com/swp
- https://en.ljungbyholmsvingard.se/