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  • Country ranking ?

    68
  • Producer ranking ?

    3
  • Decanting time

    1.5h
  • When to drink

    2020-2025
  • Food Pairing

    Grilled lamb fillet with roasted vegetables

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The Story

Varietal(s): 100% Syrah

Wine of Origin: Swartland

Winemaking: Grapes were first chilled in our cold room then the whole bunches were put into open-top 500L French oak barrels and foot stomped to release some juice. Minimal SO2 was added and, as with all our wines, no further additions were made. After about 4 days, fermentation began with indigenous yeasts and lasted about 10 days. A further four weeks of skin contact was given after whi...

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Wine Information

Production: 2,832 bottles / 236 cases & 190 Magnums

Alcohol: 14%

Residual Sugar: 2.9 g/l

Total Acidity: 5.4 g/l

pH: 3.69

Vineyard Details: Grapes for our 2015 GRANITE Syrah were sourced from a single parcel of sustainably farmed 21 year old dry land, bush vines grown in the decomposed Granite of the Paardeberg. This is the parcel of Syrah that gives the best expression of the Paardeberg’s terroir–freshness and perfume.

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Origin

Franschhoek, Swartland

Grapes

100% Syrah

Drinking temperature

16-18C
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