Remarkably youthful with both purple and garnet hues, a classic Syrah boasting black fruits, spice and savory aromatics with flavors of blackcurrant, olive and tapenade on a silky tannin profile. The Shiraz vineyards on Mont Rochelle range from 200m above sea level to 450m above sea level with an incredibly steep gradient ensuring that we have a diverse flavor profile from the fruit produced. This translates into a Syrah wine with abundant layers of fruit flavors and complexity.
Harvesting of the grapes occurred at optimal ripeness ensuring that the maximum fruit potential for the wine was The grapes were harvested in the cool of the morning, the grapes were carefully selected in the vineyard before a gentle crushing in the cellar after hand sorting was done in the cellar. A co-fermentation of commercial yeasts resulted in a complex aroma and flavour profile. Fermentation occurred in Stainless Steel with two delestages being employed daily, temperature was maintained at 26 degrees. Maturation in barrel was employed for 24 months in 80% new oak barriques, with the balance being 2nd and 3rd fill. A course filtration was employed prior to bottling.
Winemaker: Dustin Osborne
Winemaker: Dustin Osborne
Sir Richard Branson’s love for the African continent and finer things in life lured him to the Western Cape Province and Mont Rochelle. His stunning 26-bedroom hotel and vineyard is just under an hour’s drive from Cape Town in the town of Franschhoek in South Africa.
There, in the food and wine capital, guests can unwind and make themselves at home while dining on healthy and locally sourced cuisine, tasting superb shiraz and chardonnay in the 150-year-old cellar, and exploring the rolling vineyards and well-tended grounds in one of the world’s most bucolic settings.
There, in the food and wine capital, guests can unwind and make themselves at home while dining on healthy and locally sourced cuisine, tasting superb shiraz and chardonnay in the 150-year-old cellar, and exploring the rolling vineyards and well-tended grounds in one of the world’s most bucolic settings.
