Mountainside Syrah 2024

Grapes were hand harvested, crushed and destemmed into large stainless-steel fermenters where cold soaking was employed for several days on the skins to promote fruitiness, colour and flavour. Cool, spontaneous fermentation and a quick removal from skins after its completion was chosen as opposed to warm fermentation and extended post fermentation skin contact which would have led to over extraction. Pump-overs were limited to one or two a day and this has resulted in the extraction of soft tannins and a lithe texture.

A refreshing Syrah from the Cape shows rosemary and lavender perfume over crushed black pepper and bright plum fruit. Elegant and soft textured yet intense and rewarding. The wine is medium-bodied and lingers to a tapering finish.