Luddite Shiraz 2019
WO Luddite, Luddite Wines, 750 ml
| Grape variety: | Syrah |
| Producer: | Luddite Wines / Fam. Verburg & Meyer |
| Origin: | South Africa / Coastal Region / Bot River |
Description
Deep red colour with intense purple hue. Complex bouquet of wild berries, nutmeg, cinnamon, coconut and roasted flavours. On the front palate there are flavours of plum and spice followed by a gentle touch of blackberries. The wine is supported by fine grain tannins and its length prolonged by well-integrated oak.
Attributes
| Origin: | South Africa / Coastal Region / Bot River |
| Grape variety: | Syrah |
| Ripening potential: | 4 to 10 years after harvest |
| Drinking temperature: | 16 to 18 °C |
| Food Pairing: | Spiced grillades, Bistecca fiorentina, T-Bone steak, Wild specialities |
| Vinification: | fermentation in steel tank, Pumping over, cooling period, fermentation at low temperatures |
| Harvest: | hand-picking |
| Maturation: | in partly new and used barriques/ Pièces |
| Bottling: | filtration |
| Maturation duration: | 12 months |
| Volume: | 14.5 % |
| Note: | Contains sulphites |
Syrah
A hint of pepper
The legend stubbornly persists that the Syrah variety came from the Persian city of Shiraz. Yet, researchers have shown that it is a natural crossing of two old French varieties: the red Dureza from the Rhône Valley and the white Mondeuse blanche from Savoy. Wines from Syrah are gentle and concentrated. They smell of dark berries, violets and liquorice, and amaze with a piquant touch of white pepper. As varietal wines, they are found on the northern Rhone, as in the Hermitage or Côte Rôtie appellations, as well as in Swiss Valais. In the southern Rhône Valley, Syrah is often wedded with Grenache and Mourvèdre. In 1832, a Frenchman brought the variety to Australia, where it became the emblem of the national wine industry. There, the weightiest versions develop with typical notes of tar and chocolate.
