Old School Syrah
A deep garnet wine with brambly fruits, cassis and dark cherry notes. Rhonesque style with a rich, slightly peppery finish. Good with braised meats and ribs.
Product-Type:
Wine
Vintage:
2017
2018
2019
Country:
South Africa
Region:
Western Cape
Estate:
False Bay Vineyards
Appellation:
Coastal Region
Type:
red
Fermentation:
Natural
Style:
Spicy & Powerful
Blend/Grape Variety:
syrah
Volume:
750 ml
Alcohol:
13.50%
Wine-Making Process:
Sustainable
Price Point:
751 to 1,000
FOOD PAIRING: RED MEATS:
Barbecued
Stewed
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Named after South Africa’s most iconic bay, which frames much of the country’s premium winelands, False Bay Vineyards was borne out of a desire to make ‘real’ wine affordable.
Back in 1994, long before founding Waterkloof – his biodynamic vineyard overlooking False Bay- Paul Boutinot came to the Western Cape to seek out and rescue grapes from old, balanced and under-appreciated vineyards. These treasures were otherwise destined to be lost in the large co-operative blends that were dominating South Africa’s wine industry back then.
Unusually for that time, Paul transformed those Cape gems into wines with a minimum of intervention: Wild yeast ferments, no acid additions…you know the drill. A familiar story to many ‘real wine’ lovers now, but back then he was swimming against the tide. Even today, making wine this way at the price-level is almost unheard of.
Today the ingredients remain the same for Waterkloof’s Cellar Master Nadia Barnard: Fantastic coastal fruit, old vines and wild yeast abound, with additions avoided.
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