False Bay Old School Syrah - Waterkloof

False Bay Old School Syrah - WaterkloofThe barrel-aged False Bay Old School Syrah from the Coastal winegrowing region presents a dense purple color in the glass. This single varietal South African wine presents wonderfully youthful notes of black currants, blackberries, mulberries and blueberries in the glass. These are joined by hints of green peppers, garrigue and lovage. The Waterkloof False Bay Old School Syrah presents itself pleasantly dry to the wine lover. This red wine is never coarse or meager, as one might expect from a wine in the upper price range. This dense red wine is full-bodied and multilayered on the palate. With balanced fruit acidity, the False Bay Old School Syrah flatters the palate with a soft feel without lacking freshness. The finale of this youthful red wine from the wine-growing region Coastal Region, more precisely from Stellenbosch, finally thrilled with good reverberation. Vinification of the Waterkloof False Bay Old School Syrah This red wine clearly focuses on one grape variety, namely Syrah. Only first-class grape material was used for this exceptionally powerful varietal wine from Waterkloof. After the hand harvest, the grapes are immediately taken to the press house. Here they are sorted and carefully broken up. Fermentation then takes place in large wood at controlled temperatures. The fermentation is followed by aging for several months in 2400 l double oak barrels. Food recommendation for the Waterkloof False Bay Old School Syrah Drink this red wine from South Africa best tempered at 15 - 18°C as an accompanying wine to roasted calf's liver with apples, onions and balsamic vinegar sauce, braised chicken in red wine or lemon chili chicken with bulgur.