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