2020 Craven The Firs Vineyard Syrah, Stellenbosch, South Africa Canterbury with a splash of club

with a splash of club soda or tonic as refreshing spritz

the wines are not acidified (or deacidified)

this tiny little area of decomposed limestone produces some wildly unique wines like nowhere else

fermented and aged

roasted malt

2020 Craven The Firs Vineyard Syrah, Stellenbosch, South Africa Canterbury with a splash of clubSyrah is a grape that Mick and Jeanine have a soft spot for. They believe there are some really special and unique sites and plantings of Syrah. In the past they made a second Syrah from the Faure region but found the wine to lack the verve that the Firs Vineyard has, and made the switch in 2019. The Firs Vineyard is owned and farmed by Deon Joubert, located in the warmest enclave of Stellenbosch that Mick pulls fruit from, Devon Valley. The soils are