

Rall 'AVA' Syrah 2019
Rall 'AVA' is one of the great modern-day South African Syrahs, sourced from a 21 year old pure schist site in the Swartland. A labour of love, in Donovan’s words, he says that it is the “extremities of this site that make the wine.” Painfully low yields of 670kg from 2.4HA of vineyard would have most accountants scratching their head, but “when you taste the wine it all makes sense.” Aged entirely in used barriques, this AVA vintage is savoury in style, unfurling with complex notes of Rooibos tea and red currant, angostura bitters, liquorice, blood orange and black cherry. It is layered with sweet velvety tannins and a sense of inner energy; arguably the finest AVA to date.
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The Producer Rall Wines | Coastal Region
Donovan Rall is one of the key figures in South Africa’s burgeoning New Wave movement. One of the original “garagista” producers in the Swartland, Rall now proudly crafts some of the most highly sought-after wines in the country. Well travelled, affable and ambitious,...
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Rall 'AVA' Syrah 2019
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The Region South Africa | Coastal Region
The Coastal wine region is considered to be the historic birthplace of South Africa's wine industry and is arguably the country's most prolific wine producing region of high-quality, award-winning wines. The region contains nearly half of South Africa's land under vine...
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The Primary Grape Wine By Grape Variety | Syrah / Shiraz
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