Wine Composition
61% Syrah, 30% Mourvèdre, 5% Touriga Nacional & 4% Trincadeira.
Winemakers Comments
A vibrant deeper red colour. On the nose it is savoury and wild, with red berries, lavender, thyme and rosemary. It is inky and wild but has a beautiful freshness, and concentration on the mid palate. It has a meaty character, entwined with rich dark spice and chocolate. It is elegantly powerful with a youthful freshness, yet a deep concentration, and a structured firm tannin profile, making sure this wine will last for many years. A beautiful lingering flavour remains on your palate, long after taking a sip.
Awards
Tim Atkin | 91 points
Technical Analysis
Alcohol Percentage
13.09%
pH
3.62
RS
2 g/
TA
5.7 g/l
Cellar Techniques
Handpicked and carefully sorted in small crates in the cool mornings. Destemming and gentle crushing directly into small open top tanks and oak vats. Spontaneous natural yeast fermentation. Time on the skins are 2 days, with caps of the skins punched down (pigeage) 2 to 4 times a day. Single pressing in traditional basket press and malolactic fermentation in barrels. Maturation in older French oak barrels for 20 months, with several rackings to gradually clarify the wine. The wine was bottled by hand, unfined and unfiltered.
Winemaker
Name: Charla Hassbroek
Winery
An isolated vineyard in Malgas, near the mouth of the Breede River, called Sijnn (pronounced just like the Seine River) by the original Khoisan inhabitants. Perched on a plateau of slate and rolled stones, about 1km from the southern oceans of Africa. Charla Hassbroek is the highly talented young winemaker at Sijnn and this is her second vintage.
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