Boekenhoutskloof Syrah South Africa

Winemakers Comments: The Boekenhoutskloof Syrah fruit has been sourced from a specific site in Wellington since 1998 because of the unmistakable character that the decomposed granite exhibits. The SH-21 clone was planted on this SE-facing slope in 1993 to maximize the cooling effect of the prevailing easterly wind. From this vintage Syrah (a combination SH-21 and SH-1) that is planted at Porseleinberg was used in the Boekenhoutskloof Syrah. The Porseleinberg site produces components with wonderful freshness spiciness and structure that will take the longevity of the Boekenhoutskloof to the even greater heights. In 2013 the fruit was harvested over an entire month starting at Porseleinberg on February 8th (reaching phenolic ripeness 14 days earlier than the vineyards in Wellington). The complexity of this wine also benefits from the diversity in grape composition from the nine different picks. The fruit is kept in the cold room overnight before it gets sorted and crushed into conc