Rall | Red | 2020
Rall | Red | 2020
If you like your powerful southern Rhône style reds, this flagship from independent winemaker Donovan Rall is going to knock your socks off. This majority Syrah (70%) based blend is rounded out with Grenache (12%), Carignan (10%), and Cinsault (8%). Whole bunch fermented and matured in old french oak for 10 months before being bottled with further bottle maturation. Hard not to drink it now, but will shine in 6-10 years.
Nose & Palate
Zesty red and black fruits (blackberry, red plums) with a savoury nuance. Elegant tannins with notes of white pepper.
Pairing
Your favourite cut of steak.
Accolades
4 1/2 Stars (93 points) - Platter’s 2023 SA Wine Guide
94 points - Tim Atkin 2022 SA Wine Report
About the Winemaker
Donovan Rall is an independent winemaker who’s been at the vanguard of the small batch winemaking revolution that has taken South Africa by storm.
After studying viticulture and oenology at the University of Stellenbosch and gaining winemaking experience in Europe and New Zealand, Donovan returned to South Africa and spent a vintage working for renown winemaker Eben Sadie. He developed a strong passion for the Swartland and the varietals that thrived in this warmer climate, eventually deciding to start his own label in 2008 with a focus on these grapes. Since then he's been making waves in the South African wine industry, producing extraordinary minimal intervention wines, vintage after vintage, and this one could be his best yet.
