Asoke Cabernet Sauvignon Syrah 2021

The grapes were left to ripen to their maximum and later hand-harvested in the cool mornings of March at 23°Brix, hand sorted and whole-berry fermented in open barrels. The Syrah selected for the blend was late-picked from our best Syrah block on a slope with red clay and good drainage and traditionally fermented in open tanks. 2019 Asoke Cabernet Sauvignon Syrah was aged for nineteen months in French and American oak barrels for robustness and balance. With Syrah in the blend to fill the middle palate,

2021 Asoke Cabernet Sauvignon Syrah was aged for twenty months in French and American oak barrels for robustness and balance. With Syrah in the blend to fill the middle palate, this is a full-bodied yet fruit driven wine with a well-balanced oak, showing layers of plum, blackcurrant, capsicum and dry spices. The complex and dry mouth feel of earth, tobacco, cedar and velvety tannins are held together by tight acidity that helps the wine to age well. The well-structured tannins make this wine pleasurable drinking on its own or with food.

2021 Asoke is crafted to be enjoyed with a few years of cellaring and will improve with age.