Gabriëlskloof

Landscape Syrah On Shale

2019

Bot River

South Africa

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Gay-BREE-Ells-Kloof Land-SKAPE SEE-ra ON SHAYL

Varietal

Syrah

Flavors & Quality

Blackberry

Tobacco

Leather

Linked Character

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Palate

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Palate Character

Tone & Backbone

This Wine Your Palate

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This is a predominantly Tone & Backbone wine, but it shares structural nuances of Powerful & Extracted as described in the tasting note below.

Tasting Notes

Full-bodied with pronounced tannins and plus-acidity. There is black and red berry fruit, followed by notes of tobacco, and leather. The lengthy and complex finish unfolds with more subtle notes of violets, anise, and a smokey minerality.

COLOR

Medium Red/Ruby

BODY

TANNIN

ACIDITY

SWEET

ALCOH.

14.5%

GRAPE(S)

Syrah

Palate

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Why this wine made the cut…

A study in contrast: power, elegance, and generosity.

GRAPE VARIETAL(S)

Syrah

100% See-RA

Syrah is widely planted throughout the world, but that was not so until the late twentieth century when Syrah was principally grown in the Rhone Valley and, as Shiraz, in Australia. Stylistically, the Palate Character of Syrah can vary depending on ripeness from a rich Round & Fleshy, Tone & Backbone, to a Powerful & Extracted. The flavors and aromas can also vary with a dark, sometimes sweet, fruit character, varying amount of spice, floral, and earth, and smoke, and meaty aromas and flavors.

Country / State

South Africa

Region

Bot River

Producer

Gabriëlskloof

Winemaker(s)

Peter-Allan Finlayson

Vintage

2019

Total Production

3,296 bottles