Rudi Schultz Syrah 2013
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Product Details
Varietal
Producer
Vintage
2013
Size
750ML
ABV
14.5%
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Winemaker Notes
This exquisite Syrah boasts beautiful aromas of dark berries and pepper that follow through on the lengthy palate. Well-integrated tannins and seductive hints of mocha, earth and spice add to the complexity of this single vineyard bottling from Thelema winemaker Rudi Schultz.
Blend: 100% Syrah
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A dark, fleshy style, with singed cocoa and anise notes melded into a core of macerated plum and blackberry fruit. A hint of charcoal underscores the finish. Very solid. Drink now through 2016. 500 cases imported.
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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.
CNC402637_2013 Item# 143365