Sami Odi Hoffmann Dallwitz Syrah 2019

A heroic, dense and muscular rendition of the Hoffmann’s sun drenched Eben-Ezer earths.
Laced together from the two oldest sections within the Hoffmann families vineyard, planted on their own roots in 1927 (0.31 Hectare) & the oldest vines between 1888 & 1912 (0.775 Hectare) with a thimble from the neighbouring Eric’s Corner planted in 1996 (0.39 Hectare).
These 19 Burgundian Pièces were carefully assembled and bottled amidst the spring of 2020 after enduring their 81 week elevage. Bottles were filled without filtration, fining or sparging (the removal of naturally occurring oxygen & C02) and all transfer’s were completed via gravity prior to bottling.

Lithe and finely wrought red of intensity, depth, complexity, concentration but lift and drive. Huge perfume, malt, boot polish, dark berries, dried leaves, liquorice, brined black olive. It’s svelte but not without juiciness, all lip-smacking dark fruits, malty notes, autumnal characters like mushroom, woody spice and faint game meat – very savoury here. Tannins court gently then build, build, build and finish with a strong, fine but tense pucker. Magnificent wine. Serious, deep and perhaps the most elegant release yet. Mike Bennie, The Wine Front