Description

Case of 6 bottles

Winemaker • Marius Malan

Varietals • 100% Syrah | Shiraz

Origin • Coastal

Clone • SH 99 B/SH 470 B

Age of vines • Planted in 1983

Soil • Decomposed Granite

Elevation • 200m to 450m

Yield • 8 T/Ha

Vinification • Open cask fermentation, spontaneously fermented, manual punch-downs 4 times a day, malolactic fermentation done on the skins with a month post fermentation maturation on skins before pressing.

Oak • 26 Months in 225 litre French barrels, no racking. 20% new, balance 2nd and 3rd fill.

 

Winemakers

Notes • An old-world style Syrah made in a new world country. Pepper and spice is evident on the nose and it follows through on the palate, supported with a well presented red fruit aroma that is rounded with a kiss of oak.

Production • 1000 x 6

Ageing • 5 to 20 years

Analysis • Alc: 13.55 | TA: 5.4 | PH: | 3.51 | RS: 3.8