Syrah

Please note: Award stickers are applied at the producer's discretion and may not be present on all bottles.

At harvest, fruit is hand-sorted twice, lightly crushed, and cold soaked for nearly a week before the start of fermentation. This allows the flavours and colours contained within the skins to soak into the wine gently and naturally. The wine is oxygenated daily via remontage and délestage before being racked into 225l French oak barrels at the end of primary fermentation.

This is our largest planting by area, with three vineyards totalling six hectares. Each vineyard has distinct character in terms of its elevation, aspect, soil, rootstock, and clone which gives us flexibility in creating deep, complex, and balanced wines. Syrah is exceptionally well-suited to our microclimate and thrives in the granite rich soils that dominate our landscape. 2016 was notable for even flowering, even ripening, and moderate yields. The vintage shows fruitful characters, with good balance.

The wine remained in barrel during malolactic fermentation and for 18 months of maturation before bottling.