Waterkloof Syrah, Stellenbosch

The third release under the Waterkloof label, an elegant, northern Rhone style Syrah with lovely purity of crushed red berry fruit. Supple and delicious.

Production

Hand-picked and hand-sorted. Whole bunch wild yeast ferment in an old open-top French oak fermenter. Foot-treading and manual punch-downs followed by 24 months ageing in old 600l French oak barrels. No additions other than sulphur.

Tasting Note

Lifted, perfumed, red berry nose with peppery, smoky notes. Ripe and fleshy on the palate with fine, fresh plummy fruit leading to a long, savoury, structured finish.