2024 Bolgheri Rosso DOC Grattamacco Stellenbosch 100% Syrah/Shiraz

100% Syrah/Shiraz

but now the barrels are in the background and the foreground is a mélange of wild flowers

This cuvée is always Grenache-dominated (there's 10% each of Syrah

flowers and watermelon with some fresh cherries

cool altitude (at 360 to 380 meters above sea level)

2024 Bolgheri Rosso DOC Grattamacco Stellenbosch 100% Syrah/ShirazJames Suckling: 96 This is really classy, with refined tannins that run the length of the wine, providing great poise and balance. It's medium bodied with focused and precise redcurrants and raspberries, together with cedar and light spice. Very long and beautiful. From organically grown grapes. Drinkable now, but give this two or three years to come together.