Baleia The Conglomeration Effect Syrah 2021
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Fledge & Co Syrah 2021
R224.00
This vintage is a typical cool climate vintage with generosity, with an unmistakable Syrah-ness wrapped up in red ‘n black hedgerow fruits, ripe plum, some cocoa nib, new leather, fynbos & bright spice. The medium palate is framed by exotic aromatics, dark fruits, lithe acidity & deeply savoury finish punctuated by fynbos (garrigue) & red fruit making for an moreish drop. Deserving of accompaniment by rustic country fare – slow roast leg of lamb, waterblommetjiebredie, char-grilled sirloin on the bone with Café de Paris sauce ‘n shoe-string fries or simply a selection of charcuterie, fine fromage – in good company & much cheer. Decant in youth or cellar to experience its full potential in the decade to come.
ANALYSIS: Alc 14.17 vol% | RS: 2.2 g/l | TA: 5.7 g/l | pH: 3.51
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Description
Philosophy – Sometimes what one thinks is the familiar, is the unfamiliar. Syrah, or Shiraz, is a grape very much open to interpretation of site, viticulture & viniculture while stubbornly showcasing its inherent traits. Fledge & Co’s aim is to craft a reflection of site, vintage & of what they enjoy drinking.
Bokkeveld scali, Sandstone, Granite & 20 more
Ultra Cool Climate | Elgin & Agulhas
60% Elgin 40% Agulus
“Si solo la pizzarra podia hablar…”
“If only the shales could speak…”
Vineyard –
Due to the loss of the Tradouw vines, a major shift was forced upon us, so two new Elgin sites which have an incredible track record combine with a climat overlooking Lake Lomond at the tip of Africa. Fine Farms’ prized Syrah on decomposed Bokkeveld scali with flecks of quartz combined with South Hill’s vines rooted in chunky sandstone over red clay. The Agulhas vines are surrounded by fynbos & are rooted on a convergence of 20 unique soil types. A challenging, yet rewarding vintage with wines characterised by generosity albeit in a time of calamity. Continual tasting in the vineyards & relying on the farmers knowledge of their vines were cardinal to success in this vintage.
Vinification – The second last fruit of the vintage harvested the final week of March, each site picked solely on taste. Crushed into a small open-top cement fermenter, allowed two days cold soak
prior to inoculation with a Pinot-specific yeast strain, gently pigeaged over the nine day long slow cold ferment, gently pressed & racked off into 500L French oak & American oak puncheons, with the remainder in 300L old French hogsheads for 18 months barrel maturation. A barrel selection was made & blended to Inox tank for a settling period of 10 months prior to bottling unfined & unfiltered. Only yeast & small amounts of sulphur are added during the process.
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