2023 Qvevri Syrah

2023 Qvevri Syrah (Adaption Vineyard, Harcourt)

“The elegance edit.”

Building on the character of our 2022 release — all savoury crunch and youthful swagger — the 2023 Qvevri Syrah arrives with a lighter touch, more finesse, and a quietly confident frame.

Sourced once again from the granite-strewn Adaption vineyard in Harcourt, these organically farmed Syrah vines continue to give fruit of striking purity. Picked early to preserve brightness and tension, this vintage was gently fermented and aged for nine months in buried Georgian Qvevri, unlocking a more crystalline expression of the site.

The result is a refined, medium-light red with lifted aromatics of red cherry, soft spice, and crushed stone. Silken tannins and vibrant acidity give shape and energy, while a whisper of earthy herb lingers on the finish. Cool it down and serve it with whatever you like — this wine knows how to carry itself.

The profile:

🍒 Red berries, subtle spice, wet stone
🪨 Clean, mineral expression of granite-grown Syrah
🥚 Amphora-aged in Georgian Qvevri
🍷 Medium-light body with silky grip
🥶 Chill encouraged
🌿 Unfined, unfiltered, no additions

Winemaking:

• 100% Syrah from the Adaption Vineyard (Harcourt)

• Dry-grown, organically farmed

• Fermented + aged in buried Qvevri (Zaliko Bojadze, Georgia)

• Bottled unfiltered, unfined

• Low/no sulphur
  

Lithe, savoury and quietly polished — this is Syrah on a more delicate frequency. A natural continuation of the 2022 vintage, but sleeker in feel, and just a little more grown up.