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Sakkie Mouton Dawn of the Salty Tongues Syrah,Olifants River 2023

Sakkie Mouton 'Dawn of the Salty Tongues' Syrah, Olifants River 2023

Red Wine from South Africa - Olifants River

1 Reviews

Sakkie Mouton's 'Dawn of the Salty Tongues' is the perfect description for this intensely saline, kelpy and white-pepper-driven syrah from the cool Olifants River region of South Africa. Just like the label that adorns this bottle this is fun, exciting and totally unique but all managed properly to give an eminently drinkable, hunger inducing red wine. Moderate in body with wonderful purity of blueberry and plum fruit, it's the briny notes to this wine that just kept me going back for me. Best served lightly chilled this got better and better over a period of about five days so we're sure it'll age extremely well.

£37.00 Bottle (£49.33/litre)

£222.00 Case of 6 (£49.33/litre)

In Stock

Code: SA23461

Wine characteristics

Red Wine
Medium-bodied
Syrah/Shiraz
75cl
Now to 2036
13.5% Alcohol
no oak influence
Cork, diam
580 g (Empty bottle weight)

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