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Gabrielskloof, Syrah Whole Bunch, 2024

Red Wine from South Africa, South Africa
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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.

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Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Syrah

  • Vintage

    2024

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Style

    Earthy

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Lamb merguez off the grill, duck breast with plums, pepper-crusted steak frites, mushroom and thyme tart, or a braai of boerewors and grilled peppers. A light chill helps with charcuterie boards and roast chicken.

Tasting Profile

Redcurrant and plum on the nose with a floral, rosewater top note and a light peppery edge — juicy and succulent rather than heavily spicy. Medium-bodied, fresh acidity, fine stemmy tannins that add grip without drying, and a clean, savoury finish. Very little oak character.