2022 Craven The Firs Vineyard Syrah, Stellenbosch, South Africa Faury partial whole-cluster with aging in

partial whole-cluster with aging in tank and completely destemmed with aging in 5-10 year old oak barrels

no sulfur added

No battonage

holds water well and ripens the fruit more slowly

2022 Craven The Firs Vineyard Syrah, Stellenbosch, South Africa Faury partial whole-cluster with aging inSyrah 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