About the wine

Producer:
Boekenhoutskloof Wines

Winemaker:
Mark Kent

Grapes:
100% Syrah

Closure:
Cork

Country:
South Africa

Units:
750ml

Type:
Still red wine

Region:
Boekenhoutskloof Wellington vineyard

Style:
Full bodied red wine

Vintage:
2012

Colour:
Deep ruby red

Alcohol:
14.5%

Body:
Full bodied

Oak:
After 18 months in barrel the wine got a light egg-white fining before its final 8 months in oak. A quarter of the wine was matured in older 2500L French oak foudre for the final 8 months.

Blend:
100% Syrah

Tasting Notes:
Cured meat backed with loads of dark fruit dominated the palate lined with strikingly fine tannins and a graphite edge.

Bouquet:
Dried cranberry, blackcurrant, white pepper and the typical intensity of violets on the nose.

Maturation:
18 months

Ageing Potential:
10 -20 years