Porcupine Ridge
The Porcupine Ridge brand has its origins in the natural environment of thefarm and the ongoing efforts to conserve the biodiversity on the property andthe surrounding mountains. In addition to a number of rare fauna and floraspecies – such as the erica lerouxiae which is endemic to Boekenhoutskloof –the farm is home to a several Crested Porcupine families, which are howeverrarely seen due to their nocturnal lifestyle.“These wines are honest, true to type, and true to cultivar. Our winemakingphilosophy has always been to follow a natural approach of no acidificationand no additions. The resulting wines are much more about a generous palateweight than simple primary aromatics followed by acidity.”~ Marc Kent
VINIFICATION & WINEMAKER’S COMMENTS
The 2022 harvest was of exceptional quality. The overall growing season wascool with good weather conditions for most of the growing season. January andFebruary saw a sudden temperature spike which contributed to a smaller cropand highly concentrated, good quality fruit.The Swartland being renowned for producing Syrah, we believe we can taste theunique climate and sunny shale soils in our wines made from this cultivar. Thecharacteristic perfumey profile is classic, and the abundant violets are ahallmark of Swartland Syrah. We aim for structure and texture with pronouncedaromatics, and textbook analysis enabled us to produce a wine with greatvarietal expression. Gentle winemaking practices with minimum interventioncontribute to this beautifully approachable Rhône-style wine. We only useFrench oak barriques and always choose to focus on fruit rather thanoak-derived flavours.
Allergens information
Contains sulphites.
SKU: 106954
