2019 Stark-Conde, Jonkershoek Syrah Three Pines, Stellenbosch

Western Cape,South Africa,

£39.98

Bottle size: 75cl,
  • JR-17
  • TA-93

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Of all the wines that we produce on the estate, this single-vineyard Syrah is our smallest production. It is made from an older block of Syrah which measures just 22 rows of vines. One critic described the wine as “having the texture of crushed violets” and it exerts a fine balance between power and elegance.

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Description

This is a single-vineyard wine from our highest elevation Syrah/Syrah/Shiraz vineyard, a small block contiguous to our single-vineyard Cabernet. The grapes for this wine were hand-harvested in late-February. After being cooled overnight to 14 degrees C., they were carefully hand-sorted and crushed into small open fermentation vats and allowed to cold-soak for several days. A small portion was left whole bunch and also uncrushed. Regular, vigorous punchdowns were given every 4-6 hours for the first half of fermentation, then every 6-8 hours thereafter.

This wine is based on our “Block 6” of Syrah/Syrah/Shiraz, our oldest Syrah/Syrah/Shiraz vineyard. The vineyard block is contiguous with our Block 5 Cabernet Sauvignon, it is from the same bench of soil — a very finely textured decomposed granite with a fairly high proportion of clay that contributes to good water retention.

Additional information

Wine Type

Red

Country

South Africa

Region

Western Cape

Subregion

Coastal Region

Vintage

2019

Brand

Stark-Conde

Cultivar

Syrah

Bottle Size

75cl

Pack Size

1x75cl

Alcohol Percentage

13.50

Duty Status

In Bond

Availability

Immediate

Rating Agencies

JancisRobinson.com, Tim Atkin

Producer Profile

This is our smallest production wine, from an older block of just 22 rows. When we make up the blend we concentrate on the texture – one critic described it as “having the texture of crushed violets” – we know that with a few years in the bottle the aromas and flavours unfurl beautifully. The wine is based on our “Block 6” of Syrah, our oldest Syrah vineyard. The vineyard block is contiguous with our Three Pines Cabernet Sauvignon block – a very finely textured decomposed granite soil with a fairly high proportion of clay that contributes to good water retention.

Reviews

JancisRobinson.com 17

2019 was the last year of the drought. From different vineyards on the estate, but mostly from the middle of the slope at 200 m. Co-fermented with a tiny bit (about 2%) of whole-bunch Roussanne and Viognier. Small-batch fermented with native yeasts. 20 months in small French oak barrels. Unfined and unfiltered. So perfumed and intense and sweet and stunning on the nose. Lifted and more fragrant than the 2020. The tannins are more transparent. It’s more floral, more peppery, more refined and it tastes as if the acidity is a little higher, a little tense. Bruised damson skin, pomegranate, crushed gravel and dark-dark-red fruit and then just a little smoky on the finish. [Tamlyn Currin, 24/02/2024]

Tim Atkin 93

Bigger, bolder and more compact than the straight Stark-Conde Syrah, this comes from a single block planted in 1991 at 360 metres. Fermented with 20% whole bunches, it’s meaty, tangy and appealingly reductive with some ginger spice and violet top notes and grippy, focused red and black cherry fruit. 2023-29 [Tim Atkin MW, 01/09/2021]