Strandveld Vineyards

First Sighting Syrah

Name: Adamastor
Brand: Strandveld Vineyards
Price: 229 ZAR
Availability: InStock
Rating: Tim Atkin 92 (2 reviews)

Shiraz Blend from Cape Agulhas, South Africa

R140

Bottle size:

750 ml

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Ruby red with bright rim, delicate flavours of red berries, violet's and lavender, elegant tannins combine with salty dry finish.

Cranberry

Violet

Lavender

Raspberry

The growing season started with a very good Winter in 220 with enough cold units and good rain, but when Spring set in, the Winter unfortunately didn't stop. The Cape South Coast region was still cold and wet with lots of rain during November. The weather is not ideal during flowering season, the continuous wet days creates the perfect conditions for severe Downy Mildew development throughout the region. This can have a devastating effect on the canopy and in the grape bunches and can cause a dramatic loss of the crop. Our vines were still sensitive after last year's hail damage, their reserves were not what they should have been and fertility in the buds was less than ideal. Ass to that the cold, wet, windy conditions resulting small crop (3.5T/ha) made intense wines with loads of fruit and concentration. Harvesting was almost 10 days late and we only picked the Shiraz to the end of March.

Strandveld Vineyards

Nestled between Elim and Cape Agulhas and just 9km from the sea lies the secluded Strandveld Vineyards. This wind-swept winery derives its name from the belt of land which spans the tempestuous tip of Africa’s southernmost coastline. At almost 35 degrees below the equator this part of our fair Cape is characterised by severe winds billowing mist and below average temperatures. A unique combination of maritime climate alternating sites and diverse soil types work together to create the terroir which distinguishes the wines of Strandveld Vineyards. It was in 1488 that Bartholomeu Diaz and his team of Portuguese sailors first laid eyes on this corner of the continent. Centuries later similarly intrepid explorers in their infinite wisdom realised the potential such a richness of environment could produce. Inspired by these individuals it was in 2001 that a group of enthusiastic wine lovers turned to the original navigation maps to seek out potential new vineyard sites equally undeterred by the fierce storms and blustering gales that now give rise to the characteristic grapes and consequentially distinctive Strandveld Vineyards wines.