{"title":"Gabrielskloof","description":"\u003cp\u003eGabrielskloof is where Peter-Allan Finlayson, the talent behind Crystallum and son of pioneering Cape winemaker Peter Finlayson, makes his Syrah, Cabernet Franc and Chenin Blanc, and it has become one of the most exciting addresses in South Africa's cool south.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe estate sits in Bot River, part of Walker Bay in the Western Cape, where Atlantic influence keeps things cool but the inland position lets grapes ripen evenly. It was founded in 2001 by the Heyns family; Peter-Allan, who married into it, made his first vintage here in 2015 and launched the Landscape Series the same year. The farm has two very different soils, free-draining, rocky sandstone with some quartz, and clay and shale, which is why you'll find Syrah bottled separately 'on Sandstone' and 'on Shale'. Vineyard work is done by hand, with straw and woodchip mulch in place of herbicides.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe whites draw on old, dry-farmed bush vines in the Swartland for the Elodie Chenin Blanc, and there's an amphora-fermented Sauvignon Blanc. Across the range, the style is fresh, restrained and built around texture rather than power.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"gabrielskloof-chenin-blanc-elodie-2022-750ml","title":"Gabrielskloof, Chenin Blanc Elodie, 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eGabriëlskloof is a rising star known for crafting textured, terroir-driven wines with a modern, elegant touch. Their \"Elodie\" Chenin Blanc is sourced from dry-farmed old vines planted in the 1970s and '80s in Swartland and Durbanville—heritage bush vines rooted in rocky soils that impart both tension and depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2022 vintage shines with clarity and poise: aromas of green apple, white peach, lemon blossom, and a whisper of honeycomb leap from the glass. The palate is precise and mineral-driven, with a taut, linear core of acidity balanced by subtle lees texture and a long, saline finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is Chenin Blanc that blends the vibrancy of the Loire with South Africa’s own sunlit, coastal identity—vibrant now, but capable of evolving beautifully over the next 5–7 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePair with: grilled seafood, goat cheese salads, roast chicken with lemon and thyme, or fresh oysters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skurnik [MSK]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44394739433529,"sku":"NYC-4-MSK-`ZA-GBK-22-22`-040325-2","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/Gabrielskloof-Chenin-Blanc-Elodie-2022-White-Wine-Flatiron-Wines-Spirits-New-York_8d95b55c.jpg?v=1774536219"},{"product_id":"gabrielskloof-syrah-whole-bunch-2024","title":"Gabrielskloof, Syrah Whole Bunch, 2024","description":"Whole bunches, bare feet, and almost no oak: this Syrah is made about as directly as a red wine can be. The fruit never goes near a destemmer — it's hand-picked, foot-stomped and fermented on the stems for ten days, then pressed into steel tanks (80%) and older barrels (20%) for ten months, which is why it drinks with such crunch and lift rather than weight. It comes from Gabrielskloof's Projects Range, the small, slightly quirky runs the cellar uses to chase ideas, and the estate's Bot River vineyards — Bokkeveld shale and sandstone with quartz, raked by southerly winds off Walker Bay and the Atlantic — give exactly the kind of perfumed, low-yielding Syrah this style needs. Peter-Allan Finlayson of Crystallum, who married into the family and took over the winemaking in 2015, brought the wild ferments, whole-bunch work and older oak with him; he's now Cellar Master alongside Anmar van Niekerk, who took the job at 28. The 2024 growing season was a wet winter and spring followed by difficult weather at flowering that cut yields, and the wines came in intense but lively. If you like your Syrah aromatic and juicy instead of dark and oaky, this is a serious amount of wine for the money.","brand":"Skurnik [MSK]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46516384071737,"sku":"NYC-W-MSK-`ZA-GBK-12-24`-091526-9","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/IMG-4423_f2dd1e6c-e7f0-4d64-b572-789bf0c34d4a.jpg?v=1789681357"}],"url":"https:\/\/nyc.flatiron-wines.com\/collections\/gabrielskloof.oembed","provider":"Flatiron Wines \u0026 Spirits NYC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}