Syrah 2021, River Stone Estate Winery

Description from the Producer

This medium bodied red wine has a beautiful ruby red color and vibrant ripe dark berry fruit aromas and concentrated textures from mature tannins, representative of the great growing season. This wine is presently showing earthy herbaceous notes and flavours reminiscent of blackberry and blueberry with hints of spice and tobacco, along with nuances of toasted French oak.
This wine has a medium acidity that is balanced and mouthwatering, creating freshness on the pallet. Tannins are moderate and velvety giving a long lasting finish that will further soften with time. After aging for 18 months the wine is ready for drinking now, but will benefit from further bottle aging. This wine will age nicely for 7-10 years.
Winemaker Notes: All grapes were hand picked, and destemmed. Approximately 80% of the fruit was left whole, uncrushed. The grapes were cold soaked between 3-5 days and then fermented together in 700 litre fermentation totes. Four different yeast cultures were used, to add complexity to the final wine. Following a two week temperature controlled fermentation, the wine was pressed to tanks to settle then transferred to barrels where malolactic fermentation was completed. Wine was aged in French oak barrels (33% new) for approximately 18 months. Following aging, the barrels were blended back together before final filtering, and bottling, resulted in the 2021 Syrah.