De Trafford Blueprint Syrah 2022
R360,00
Attractive deep red / purple colour. Big juicy rich fruit on the nose with lovely spice and fynbos (herbal) elements too. Plums, blueberry, black pepper and other spices. Intense, concentrated fruit and spice on the palate. Firm, but supple tannins balancing the depth of fruit. Evolves beautifully in the glass. Serious Cabernet Sauvignon like structure on the finish. Decanting is recommended.
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In the cellar
Handpicking into 20 kg crates. Destemming and lightly crushed directly into small open top fermentation tanks. 15% whole bunches included. Spontaneous fermentation @ max. 30deg. with the cap of skins punched down manually twice a day for an average of 16 days. Wine drained directly to barrels together with single pressing from the traditional hand basket press. Malolactic fermentation in the barrel. 20 months maturation in old barrels. Bottled by hand unfined (vegan) and unfiltered.
In the vineyard
Ideal winter conditions with sufficient rain and cold units up until the end of August 2021. Excellent budbreak about 7 days later than usual resulting in nice even growth. Early spring was cool and dry and then became cooler and wetter with 123mm in October. This provided vigorous canopies and high fungal disease pressure which was well managed by our growers. A very hot and dry January was quite a shock to many vineyards, but our vines in deep soils managed this period well. February was cooler with a little relieving rain. Slightly higher yields, but all in good balance and picked in perfect condition.
Ageing
20 months
Cultivar
Syrah
Food Pairing
Ideal with rich and smoky pork ribs or belly.
