Rall Syrah 2022 Bottle size: 750ml

‘Grapes from the vineyard that supplies Ava below but matured in 4 500-litre concrete squares rather than oak. 100% whole-bunch fermentation. Compelling aromatics of red and black berries, fynbos, earth, coriander and pepper. Light-bodied yet intensely flavoured with a great line of acidity and powdery tannins. Compact but also possessing plenty of verve and vitality – if 2021 was good, this is superb. Alc: 12.5%.’ – Christian Eedes, Winemag.co.za, 96/100

‘Red-fruited and mineral driven, with sausagey and meaty tones, the 2022 Syrah offers a delightful petrichor note with wild herbs and red peppercorn. Light to medium-bodied and clocking in at 12.5% alcohol, without being underripe, the wine is brilliantly expressive yet still tight, presenting with plenty of meaty and rotundone expressions before elegant acidity and firm, age-worthy, fine-grained tannins express across the mid-palate. Don't be hasty; give it a couple more years in the bottle and reward your future self. It's a brilliant and complex wine that has me returning for second and third sips, even though it's still incredibly young. I cannot wait to retry this in a couple of years. 2025-2040’ – Anthony Mueller, Wine Advocate, 95/100