Thursday, 30 October, 2014
De Trafford Wines
Something of a David vs. Goliath
story as our Blueprint Syrah 2012 received the award for the Platter Red Wine of the
Year. Being the most affordable wine on our list, this offers super value
for money. This emphasizes the fact that all the De Trafford
wines are great quality.
The Blueprint Syrah
is mostly from our neighbour’s vineyard at Keermont. We've been buying grapes
from this block since the first year of production in 2001 and since 2003
blending it with a little of our Elevation 393 fruit to create our
Blueprint Syrah.
The 2012 has a
lovely herbal, light pepper aspect to compliment the juicy blueberry fruit in
quite a European style that's already lovely to drink now. Our Syrah 393
2012 from our steep terraced slope is a bigger wine with intense deep fruit and
abundant, fine tannins and rather closed, needing another 4-5 years to really
open up.
The wine, limited to 12 bottles per person, is available from the cellar at R185 per bottle. Email orders to info@detrafford.co.za or call 021 880 1611.