Abingdon Wine Estate Kwazulu Natal Midlands Single Vineyards Syrah 2008 77 Points

Abingdon Estate Single Vineyard Kwa Zulu Natal Midlands Syrah 2008 77 Point


Clear day bright, cherry red with slight mahogany rim, medium concentration, medium viscosity, no evidence of gas, but there is some tartaric crystal as deposit.

Clean, austere, faint hints of dark red fruits such as blackcurrants, currants and cedar wood, tobacco and cedary texture, oak not fully integrated, too much.

Dry, low plus acidity, low plus tannin, medium alcohol, fresh and light bodied (better served chilled), Vin de Pays style, no evident Syrah character, low plus finish, now until 2013

Served chilled at 10 degrees Celsius with country pork saucisson sec and crusty baguette