2024 VS Syrah

Description

Single Vineyard | Adelaide Hills

Variety: Syrah

Vintage: 2024

Planted: 1998 PT15 Clone

Vineyard: mPress Wines, Select Portion of Single Vineyard, Kenton Valley, Adelaide Hills

Oak Maturation: Older French Oak Hogsheads for 15 months

Alcohol: 13.5%

Winemaker: Josh Waechter

When: Drink now or cellar up to 10 years

Food: Lamb Backstrap with Rosemary and/or Charred Eggplant

Winemaker Notes: The VS Syrah fruit comes from a small section of the vineyard that has been selectively cane pruned to regulate yield and to increase exposure to the sun.  This style of pruning creates an even canopy and yield which gives fuller flavour and tannin ripeness to the fruit.  The vintage in 2024 had an excellent growing season which enabled freshness and vibrance at lower baumes, thus preserving the acidity and the clean fruit profile in the finished wine. The fruit was destemmed but not crushed and was fermented in a small open fermenter where it spent 12 days on skins. It was then hand dug out of the fermenter and gently pressed.  Following this, it went into French Oak hogsheads before being racked and readied for bottle.

Tasting Notes: The Syrah exhibits dark blue and black fruits layered with nutmeg, bacon and a hint of black pepper fill the senses. Elegant, soft tannins wrap around a medium weighted palate of rhubarb, boysenberry, and cranberry layered with cocoa and finishing with a velvety mouthfeel full of personality.  In its early life, the Syrah will benefit from being decanted and allowed to settle for 15-30 minutes before pouring.