2023 Setiono 'Flaxman' Syrah

V23 in Eden Valley began with replenishing amounts of rainfall, followed by a notably late harvest and steady ripening conditions creating expressive, elegant 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.

100% whole bunches were hand-picked and wild fermented to attain the purest expression of the site. Carbonic maceration took place with minimal disturbance during fermentation, followed by four weeks on skins. 25% new French oak was used with the wine maturing on full lees for about a year. Bottling took place on site without filtration or fining and all movements were carried out gently with the use of gravity.

Production – 1614 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.