Richard Kershaw Clonal Selection Syrah

Garnet red in colour, wonderfully dense yet with a vibrant rim. The initial bouquet is quite closed and needs a bit of coaxing to offer up its blackberry, briar, wild strawberry, clove and light gamey aromas. The palate is silky, with smooth tannins and pure red fruit (strawberry and red cherries), leading to a harmonious, black-pepper-infused finish.

In 2012, owner Richard Kershaw MW, established Richard Kershaw Wines to create clonally selected, site-specific, cool climate wine paradigms from apposite noble grapes i.e. ones with the ability to produce world-class examples. SA’s coolest wine district, Elgin Valley, reflected these principles benefitting from higher altitude, ocean proximity, specific cloud cover sequencing, high cold units and a large diurnal range, enabling the germane grapes, Chardonnay, Syrah and more recently Pinot Noir, to show a sense of place. Being one of the few MW’s to make his own wine, he uses his vast knowledge to craft stunning wines that are easily a match for some of the world’s very best wines.