Mason Road Syrah

Beef, Lamb, Game (deer, venison), Poultry

Situated in a tranquil valley under the Klein Drakenstein mountains, Brookdale is surrounded by a world rich with life and beauty. ​Brookdale extends over 80 hectares with 27 planted to vine and the remainder left to revert to its natural habitat. Since the Rudd family began their stewardship of Brookdale, all alien vegetation has been cleared, valleys have been re-planted with 3600 indigenous trees and mountain slopes re-seeded with wild Cape fynbos and flowers. Bird and animal life are as rich and abundant. Every season brings different moods, different hues and different lives.

The wine spent a further 8 months in 500L and 300L French oak barrels, as well as 2500L Fourdré barrels (total 40% new wood).

Harvested by hand and placed into open fermenters in parcels (a small percentage of bunches fermented without destalking). Gentle pump overs followed fermentation to extract colour and flavour from the skins. The wine was then gently pressed and malolactic fermentation was completed in barrel and Fourdré with time on the skins to stabilise the colour and give the palate length.