Shiraz

Serve with Karoo lamb chops and rosemary infused roast potatoes.

Metzer Family Wines was established in 2006. Our mission is to produce wines that are expressive and individual employing artisanal non-interventionist principles in the vinification process. The guiding principle driving this process is that the wine-making must always respect the fruit. On the red side our focus is largely on Syrah as we believe few red grape varieties are capable of responding so articulately to different terroirs; while few grape varieties have such a perfect balance of masculine and feminine qualities. In terms of white varieties our passion is Chenin blanc. With its versatility and immense range of flavours it is a variety which lends itself so naturally to minimalist winemaking. Our grapes are ethically cultivated respecting both the environment and human resources. In the cellar a great emphasis is placed on the minimum handling of fruit and no mechanical interventions with pumps filters and reverse osmosis machines are ever used in the process. Fermentation by indigenous yeasts alive on the grapes and resident in the cellar lead to long stable extraction times. Wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered to preserve the life-forces from vineyard to bottle.

100% Syrah. The wine is an assemblage of two unique parcels situated high up on the Helderberg West Peak; the highest of which is at 300 metres above sea level.

The 2022 was raised for 11 months in French oak, of which 10% was new. The wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered in December 2022.

Picked in 4 different phases over 2 weeks due to the diversity in soil make-up. The grapes are de-stemmed into open top fermenters, including 30% whole bunches, and undergo a cold soaking for 3-5 days. The wine ferments natu- rally (without the addition of commercial yeast) for a period of 14 days during which it is punched down manually once per day. Thereafter it is gently basket pressed and moved by gravity into barrel.