Syrah 2012

Boekenhoutskloof, fact sheet (hentet 18. okt. 2026): 2012 Boekenhoutskloof Syrah – område: ikke angivet; druer: Syrah; alkohol 14.8%. Producentens noter (engelsk): 7KH%RHNHQKRXWVNORRI6\UDKIUXLWKDVEHHQVRXUFHGIURPDVSHFLÀFVLWHLQ:HOOLQJWRQVLQFH  because of the unmistakable character that the decomposed granite exhibits. The SH-21 clone was planted on this SE-facing slope in 1993 to maximize the cooling effect of the prevailing easterly wind. In 2012 the fruit was harvested over a period of eight days starting on February 27th. The complex- LW\RIWKLVZLQHDOVREHQHÀWVIURPWKHGLYHUVLW\LQJUDSHPDWXULW\IURPWKHÀYHGLIIHUHQWSLFNV7KH fruit is kept in the cold room overnight before it gets sorted and crushed into concrete fermenters. A small percentage of whole bunches were put into the bottom of the tank of some batches to get DVOLJKWHIIHFWRIFDUERQLFPDFHUDWLRQ$IWHUGD\VRIFROGVRDNLQJWKHIHUPHQWDWLRQVWDUWVE\RQO\ using native yeasts. The primary fermentation is done within two and a half weeks with the tempera- ture that peaks at around 28-29°C. During the fermentation the wine gets a delestage 2 – 3 times per day. Pigeage is rarely done on the Syrah. It also received a post-fermentation maceration for another ZHHNEHIRUHEHLQJSUHVVHGWRQGÀOOHG6DXU\EDUUHOVWRXQGHUJR0/)$IWHUPRQWKVLQEDUUHOWKH ZLQHJHWVDOLJKWHJJZKLWHÀQLQJEHIRUHLWVÀQDOPRQWKVLQRDN$TXDUWHURIWKHEOHQGZDVPD- WXUHGLQDQROGHU/)UHQFKRDNIRXGUHIRUWKHÀQDOPRQWKV