Wine Composition
100% Syrah
Winemakers Comments
The Lanzerac Syrah delivers a good extraction of deep color and aromas of white pepper, coriander, fynbos and red wine poached plums. The complex palate shows layers of ripe red and black berries with and undertone of savoriness.
Awards
John Platter | 4 stars
Technical Analysis
Alcohol Percentage
14.36%
TA
6. g/l
pH
3.41
RS
2 g/l
Cellar Techniques
The Syrah grapes were picked at approximately 24-25° Balling and hand sorted before it was destemmend and crushed. After about 24 hours of cold maceration in tank, the juice was inoculated with commercial yeast strain. A combination of pump-overs and delestage were done twice daily to extract colour. After pressing the wine was left in tank for malolactic fermentation. The Syrah 2019 was matured for 16 months in a combination of new, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th fill French Oak barrels.
Winemaker
Name - Wynand Lategan
Winery
For centuries, Lanzerac has been a true icon of South African Winelands. This graceful estate has played host to untold numbers of Stellenbosch residents, as well as visitors from home and abroad, for more than 300 years. Lanzerac's recorded history began in 1692 when then Governor of the Cape, Simon van der Stel, granted a piece of land in the pristine Jonkershoek Valley to Isaac Schrijver, an enterprising.
Originally named Schoongezicht, Lanzerac changed hands several times, with each owner contributing to the legacy and heritage of this unique property. While wine has been an integral part of this Estate since its beginning Lanzerac also holds significant historical value with all of the historical buildings representing distinctive examples of Cape Dutch architecture.
Today the Estate covers an area of about 150 hectares, of these, 50 hectares consist of vineyards. Noble cultivars that include Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Merlot, Pinotage, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot grace a variety of soil types and micro-climates.
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