Porseleinberg 2023
Bouteille - 75cl
Date d'arrivée estimée : 5-7 semaines
- Millésime2023
- CouleurRouge
- ProducteurPorseleinberg
- PaysAfrique du Sud
- RégionRégion Côtière
- Sous-RégionSwartland
- AppellationWO
- Format BouteilleBouteille - 75cl
- Degré d'alcool13.5
- LWIN13767912023
- Note Moyenne des Critiques4.8★★★★★★★★★★
Avis des critiques de vin
The 2023 growing season was "dry and difficult", according to Callie Louw, at least in this wild and starkly beautiful corner of the Swartland, but you wouldn’t know it from the quality of this superlative Syrah. Picked late, right up to March 8th, it has the concentration and intensity of a small crop. Fermented with 90% whole clusters, with 70% of the wine using the submerged cap technique, it's one of the most sublime Porseleinbergs yet, pairing aromas of incense, thyme and black pepper with firm, age-worthy tannins, blackberry, red berry and liquorice flavours and a stony, mineral core. Truly world class. 2027-35
- Fenêtre de dégustation: 2027 - 2035
- Nom du critique: Tim Atkin MW
The 2023 Porseleinberg was made by Callie Louw, although it was announced that he will depart after the 2025 vintage for a new venture. See my producer profile for details. This vintage utilised 100% whole bunch and is raised for 12 months in 90% Stockinger 2,500-litre foudre and 10% concrete egg. It has an outstanding nose with fragrant raspberry, wild strawberry, rooibos and light bay leaf scents that blossom in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with finely chiselled tannins, a dash of cracked black pepper intermixed with Five Spice and used tea leaves. Quite feisty yet focused on the finish, this is a wonderful Porseleinberg that will benefit from several years in bottle, as usual.
- Fenêtre de dégustation: 2030 - 2055
- Nom du critique: Neal Martin