Red
Organic
Palate Character
This wine is of very limited quantity. As such, the Digital Somm did not get a taste, but you can! Unfortunately, while that means there is limited detailed information and no Digital Somm recommendations associated with rating the wine, you do still receive loyalty points, so cheer up!
Porseleinberg
Swartland, South Africa
Porseleinberg which translates to ‘porcelain mountain’ is the brainchild of Marc Kent, whose vision was to find the right terroir to make syrah with deference to the great wines of the Northern Rhone. In 2009, Kent found an ideal 173-acre wine farm atop the Porseleinberg mountain in Swartland, South Africa.
The terroir is remote, dry, and windy with rocky schistous soils resulting in low yields. The estate grows organically-farmed syrah for their single iconic wine. They are largely non-interventionist, using wild yeasts and 100% whole clusters. Fermentation takes place in concrete vats, and the wine is then aged in a combination of large foudres and concrete eggs–no new oak.
Porseleinberg wines are made by Callie Louw, who is both the viticulturist and winemaker, and the wines speak to the terroir with a nod to old-world winemaking. The wines are medium bodied, structured wines with tons of personality, minerality, and spice. One of the top Syrahs from South Africa, and beyond.