1994 | Stellenzicht | Syrah

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Red Wine: 1994 | Stellenzicht | Syrah

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Producer: Stellenzicht

Vintage: 1994

Size: 750ml

ABV: 15%

Varietal: Syrah

Country/Region: South Africa, Stellenbosch

Producer Information

One of Stellenbosch’s most beloved wineries that once heralded a new era for South African wine has been transformed. The famed winery lies within Stellenbosch’s Upper Blaauwklippen Valley, in the foothills of the Helderberg mountain. For these new wines, Stellenzicht take their inspiration from the farm’s ancient heritage and champion pedigree. They also declare the farm’s dedication to a sustainable future, adopting the dragonfly as an emblem of balance and sensitivity. Stellenzicht was acquired four years ago by Baron Hans von Staff-Reitzenstein, a renowned German wine collector with a passion for South Africa. An experienced wine team was assembled, and studies of the soils, ideal varieties, and history initiated.Upgrades were set in motion that included the removal of alien vegetation, re-establishing indigenous wilderness species and an intense focus on the wines. A vine re-planting programme was conceived with the help of renowned viticulturists Dawid Saayman and the late Prof. Eben Archer. The cultivars that were settled on as Stellenzicht flagbearers were Shiraz, Chardonnay, Cinsault and Cabernet Sauvignon. In the process however, something unusual emerged. Strangely shaped rocks, uncovered on the site as land was prepared, suggested a tale that was even older than the farm’s contemporary history. These rocks were later determined to be Acheulean hand-axes, ancient pear-shaped stone tools named after the French region where they were first discovered.