Donovan Rall is counted among the best winemakers in Swartland and South Africa. In everything, he is an impressive personality and that is not only due to his imposing stature. After graduating from Stellenbosch University in 2005, he first decided to travel before returning and settling in Swartland in 2007. Here he went in search of old small vineyards, from which he makes natural wines. The fruit from the different parcels is always vinified separately and then blended. This is where Donovan’s talent comes into play; he is probably one of the best blenders in the Cape. All his wines are made naturally.

Grape Variety: 78% Syrah, 13% Grenache, 7% Carignan and 2% Cinsault

Purple and red fruit, herbs and pepper from the whole-bunch fermentation and a clean focused palate.  Matured in old French oak for 10 months before being bottled unfined and lightly filtered with a further 18 months bottle maturation before release this wine will definitely reward patience and gain complexity over the next decade.
9298 bottles produced

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Released a year later than the rest of the Rall reds to allow the tannins to integrate, this is a serious, structured assemblage of Syrah with 13% Grenache, 7% Carignan and 2% Cinsault. Sappy and grippy, it marries blackberry and damson fruit flavours with understated oak spices and a sturdy, age-worthy finish. 2025-32

Tim Atkin MW: 94 Points