2022 Craven The Firs Vineyard Syrah, Stellenbosch, South Africa Faury holds water well and ripens

holds water well and ripens the fruit more slowly

no sulfur added

yet keep the wine open for as long as you can

the original family-owned vineyard that helped create their adega

About 30% whole cluster

2022 Craven The Firs Vineyard Syrah, Stellenbosch, South Africa Faury holds water well and ripensSyrah 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