Syrah on Sandstone 2022
R 555.00
ABOUT
The Landscape Series is a range of six wines that showcase our finest vineyard sites, together with some special old vine treasures, and aims to give an honest representation of the elements that make them unique. We wanted the labels to reflect this approach and commissioned artist Rod Freemantle to capture the spirit of these landscapes. He painted each label using pigments he created by grinding rocks from the vineyards where these grapes were grown, mixing them with natural binders to create earth-based paints. Each label literally contains the ground beneath the vines—a true representation of the diverse landscapes that shape these wines.
VINEYARD NOTES
The Syrah on Sandstone site is mountainous and made up of broken sandstone, making it incredibly tough for vineyards to grow. This merciless environment leads to natural low vigour and minimal yields, resulting in a complex, unique wine. Although looking strong and happy, our sandstone Syrah blocks bear very little fruit with tremendous concentration.
WINEMAKING
The fruit was hand-picked into small crates and transferred directly into our cold room, where it remained overnight. About 40% of the crop was destemmed, with the rest left as whole clusters. The wine was fermented wild in small, open-top fermenters with extended post-fermentation maceration. Aged in 500L barrels for 18 months, with second and third-fill French Oak used.
TASTING NOTE
A bright and focused vintage with sour cherry, mulberry and black olive on the nose, as well as fennel and musk. The palate is fuller with crushed blueberry and dark chocolate, adding heft, whilst the tannins are chalky and fine-grained. All about freshness, fruit and precision.
TECHNICAL
Alc 14% vol | RS 2.3 | TA 5.7 | pH 3.62
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Collections: Red Wines, The Landscape Series
