2022 Setiono 'Flaxman' Syrah

V22 in Eden Valley was a cool and mild season with slow ripening conditions resulting in bright acidity and giving rise to aromatic, vibrant wines.

The fruit for this wine was sourced from Christa and Leon Deans’ Naimanya vineyard in Flaxman Valley. Their vineyard is believed to be the highest shiraz site in SA, sitting at an elevation of 525m. The vines are over 30 years old with granitic loam soils that were formed from impact with a meteorite.

Two picks were made; an earlier pick for vibrant, natural acidity and a later pick for complexity. 100% whole bunches were wild fermented with three weeks on skins then matured on full lees for about a year. 100% old oak barrels were used, along with one second-fill François Frères hogshead.

Bottling took place on site without filtration or fining and all movements were done by gravity.

Production – 1723 bottles

The label background was painted by Angela Oemcke and was created to mimic the waterways underneath the vineyard and convey Eden Valley’s cool climate.