Keermont, Steepside Syrah, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 2012

Keermont, Steepside Syrah, Stellenbosch, South Africa 2012 Creamy caramel and plum aromas - a modern style with lifted dried herb nuances. Expressive and generous on the supple, fruity palate with firm, ripe tannins. Needs food and time but shows nice typicity. This single-vineyard bottling from winemaker Alex Starey comes from iron-rich soils at 300m altitude. It’s a perfumed, almost hedonistic wine, with overtones of liquorice, wild herbs and subtle oak backed by fine tannins and a long, savoury finish.