Brookdale Mason Road GSM 2023

Seductive nose with blackberries and spices, licorice, fennel seeds and light toast. Juicy and structured in the mouth with, in addition to black fruit and spicy sour cherry, modest cocoa and a good, fresh aftertaste. Perfect for a wide range of dishes, delicious with meats, lamb, (small) game, stews, pizza, pasta and mild curries and aged hard cheeses.

Appellation Paarl

Grape variety grenache, petit syrah, cinsault, syrah

Style Rich & Exuberant

Format 750 ml

Available

€15.25*

The winemaker

Winemaker	Country	Region
Brookdale Wine Estate	South Africa	Paarl

About the winemaker Brookdale is the estate of Tim Rudd. This Englishman has fallen for the land, the wines and the wine regions of South Africa. In Paarl, he found the estate that he thought had a great future. Tim surrounded himself with the best South African specialists he could find. Duncan Savage as consultant winemaker and Jaco Engelbrecht as viticulturist. Together they decided to go for field-blends with white and red Rhone varieties and of course chenin blanc. Especially the older vineyards, which were already planted with chenin blanc show, that the soil which is rich in granite, clay, quartz and schist is extremely suitable for this grape variety. As of 2019, Kiara Scott is responsible for the vinification for all wines at Brookdale Estate.

Vineyard management Practising organics

Details

Vineyard	The Mason Road syrah comes from young vineyards (approximately 15 years old) around Brookdale Estate. The estate is located near Klein Drakenstein in Paarl, a long-established wine region with a long history.
Vinification	The grapes are manually harvested separately at varying stages. Grenache and Syrah were whole-bunch fermented while Cinsault and Petit Syrah were crushed and destemmed. Each batch was fermented separately in open top fermenters with wild/natural yeast. Gentle extraction and pressing. Malolactic fermentation and 8 months maturation in French oak barrels (300 and 500l.)
Vintage	2023
Oak aging	Yes
Ageing potential	up to 5 years after harvest
Alcohol percentage	14.5%
Closure	Screw cap