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Syrah

R145

Per Bottle

Kiara Scott is not one to shy away from a challenge, and with the backing of proprietor Tim Rudd, she has the freedom to explore the boundaries of possibility at Brookdale Estate in Paarl. The Mason Road Syrah is no exception to this rule, and many were, shall we say, ‘nervous’ at the prospect of a Syrah from young vines being released in the same year as its harvest. But upon the first waft of the nose, all concerns were dispelled.

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SYRAH

Like the rest of this range from Brookdale, the Mason Road Syrah truly pushes the boundaries of convention, as well as the quality-to-price ratio. This Syrah seduces the senses and tempts the palate from the moment it enters your space. The nose offers an alluring perfume that draws you into the glass. Old-world charm holds your attention on the palate where sultry tannins, spicy earth elements, impressive length and bright acidity await.

The epitome of old-world elegance meets new world bravery.

SYRAH

Like the rest of this range from Brookdale, the Mason Road Syrah truly pushes the boundaries of convention, as well as the quality-to-price ratio. This Syrah seduces the senses and tempts the palate from the moment it enters your space. The nose offers an alluring perfume that draws you into the glass. Old-world charm holds your attention on the palate where sultry tannins, spicy earth elements, impressive length and bright acidity await.

The epitome of old-world elegance meets new world bravery.

Brookdale Estate Mason Road Syrah glass of wine

THOUGHTS & REFLECTIONS

What customers & critics are saying

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“Outstanding value from rising star Kiara Scott Farmer, this comes from two different vineyards on the farm that were picked in eight stages. Fermented with 25% whole clusters, this has plenty of granitic grip and minerality, mountain herb aromas and a palate of fennel, plum and red berries. Tasty stuff.”

Tim Atkin MW

92 Points

2024 92
4 stars

TASTING NOTES

Dried violets and kirsch scent ripe plums, black olives and red cherries on the nose. Delicately savoury from a hint of smoked meat on the undertow. Fresh berry fruit on the palate is buoyed by a plummy acidity. Gently structured, the tannins layer in featherweight and fine along the bright red fruit profile. The finish tails in with a light dusting of black pepper spice, well balanced and refreshing.

WINEMAKING

The Syrah was hand-harvested in parcels and transferred into open top fermenters. A small percentage of bunches were fermented without destalking. Natural fermentation followed, with a combination of punch downs and pump overs to extract colour and flavour from the skins. After fermentation, the wine was pressed off the skins and malolactic fermentation was completed in barrels and foudres with a short maceration on the skins to stabilize the colour and give the wine palate length. The wine spent a further 8 months in 500 litre and 300 litre French oak barrels and 2500 litre foudre barrels (40% third fill).

Technical analysis

ALCOHOL

13.65% Vol

TOTAL ACIDITY

5.5 g/l

pH

3.84

RESIDUAL SUGAR

2.1 g/l

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