{"product_id":"lelie-van-saron-syrah-upper-hemel-en-aarde-valley-750ml","title":"Lelie van Saron Syrah Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2020 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eSOUTH AFRICA : WESTERN CAPE : UPPER HEMEL-EN-AARDE VALLEY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCERTIFIED SUSTAINABLE : Syrah\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMED-BODIED, BLACK CHERRY, VIOLET, WHITE PEPPER, CLOVE, OAK\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNatasha Williams grew up in Saron — a small, dry Swartland town — in a household where wine was forbidden. Today she makes one of South Africa's most talked-about Syrahs, from a single block on decomposed granite soils in the Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, with the Atlantic barely three miles away keeping the fruit cool and focused.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2020 was fermented with 40% whole clusters in open-top stainless steel, aged 12 months in neutral French oak, then bottle-aged two more years before release. Tim Atkin MW 93 pts: \"pepper, violet and clove aromas, red cherry and tangerine flavours, stylish oak and a focused, racy, tapering finish.\" Drinking window 2023–28. 192 cases made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePAIRINGS :\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eRoasted leg of lamb with rosemary\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003epeppery Syrah and fine tannins match lamb's herbal richness perfectly\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eGrilled venison or game sausages\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ered cherry and cracked pepper handle game's earthiness without getting lost\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eDuck breast with cherry sauce\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ethe wine's red fruit and clove notes resonate with duck and fruit preparations\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"VINTUS NY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56956151627935,"sku":"8009","price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0232\/3203\/files\/image_c755692d-9ea0-4d00-a69f-35ddc847a0bf.jpg?v=1738624914","url":"https:\/\/eastsidecellars.com\/products\/lelie-van-saron-syrah-upper-hemel-en-aarde-valley-750ml","provider":"Eastside Cellars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}