Three Pines Syrah

The grapes come from Block 6, the oldest Syrah section of the Oude-Nektar vineyard sites in Jonkershoek Valley, on finely weathered granite soil with a high clay content. For the documented preceding vintage, the grapes were hand-picked and underwent cold maceration, with 20 per cent whole bunches and spontaneous fermentation in small open fermenters. The wine was then aged for twelve months in French barriques, 35 per cent of them new, followed by six months in concrete vessels. Descriptions mention floral notes, dark berries, pepper, taut acidity, fine-grained tannins and a medium-bodied to full-bodied structure. The 2023 vintage is documented as a product, but no separate technical documentation could be found.