2022 Craven The Firs Vineyard Syrah, Stellenbosch, South Africa Rottgerding 100% Gamay from a high

100% Gamay from a high elevation hillside vineyard on the northern side of Sonoma County

the wines are naturally fermented in very old Mosel fuder barrels and without sulfur

the wine was pressed into barrel

Copper Tongue has a surprising mellowness uncommon of a cask strength 16-year-old straight bourbon whiskey

helping to build a ‘vin de garde’

2022 Craven The Firs Vineyard Syrah, Stellenbosch, South Africa Rottgerding 100% Gamay from a highSyrah is a grape that Mick and Jeanine have a soft spot for. They believe there are some really special and unique sites and plantings of Syrah. In the past they made a second Syrah from the Faure region but found the wine to lack the verve that the Firs Vineyard has, and made the switch in 2019. The Firs Vineyard is owned and farmed by Deon Joubert, located in the warmest enclave of Stellenbosch that Mick pulls fruit from, Devon Valley. The soils are