Rudi Schultz Syrah 2012
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A beauty, with polished but substantial grip melded perfectly with alluring layers of crushed fig, boysenberry coulis and blackberry confiture. Hints of star anise and black tea infuse the finish, revealing a nice backdrop of roasted apple wood. Syrah. Drink now through 2020.
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It was his first taste of top Rhône bottlings that inspired Rudi Schultz, winemaker at the heralded Thelema Mountain Vineyards, to pursue a winemaking career. So when he decided to create an eponymous label, Syrah was the natural varietal of choice. Grapes for Schultz's dazzling bottling are sourced from a vineyard in the Bottelary Hills ward of Stellenbosch and vinified at Thelema. Hailed as a "small production gem" and a "delicious fruit-driven Syrah" that "maintain[s] a sense of freshness and minerality," these wines have been hailed by the press as excellent.