Lelie Van Saron Syrah Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2019

The Syrah block sits just below the Chardonnay block and has more of a sandy, granitic soil with rocky outcrops of pure granite.

The wine stayed on skins for an additional week prior to being basket pressed to a single old French tonneau and demi-muid. After 12 months of aging with a small addition of sulfur in the spring, the wine was bottled with a gentle fining and coarse sheet filtration for stability.