Sadie Family "Columella" - 2021

Name: Sadie Family "Columella"
Brand: Sadie Family
SKU: 13471
Price: 184.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 13471 750 mL

A red that's based on Syrah with a bit of Mourvèdre, from the Swartland subregion of South Africa. Made in the image of those fantastic Northern Rhône wines we love to drink, this is named after Columella, an astute Roman who wrote about agriculture in the first century. Velvety-textured tannins, black spiced berries, licorice, and butter on the palate. Wonderfully balanced, age-worthy, and showing great acidity, this young wine demands your attention. It is wonderful for gamey lamb shoulder crusted with herbs and mustarrd. Made from organic estate-grown grapes. .

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Color

Red

Vintage

2021

Country

South Africa

Region

Swartland

Producer

Sadie Family

Grape Variety

Mourvèdre

Syrah

Production Methods

Organic

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

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Glossary

Mourvèdre

Known as Mataro in California and Monastrell in Spain, Mourvèdre can produce bold, tannic, highly alcoholic red wines. They usually show no shortage of fruit as well, and the best examples keep it all in perfect balance. Rhône-style blends are cropping up all over the world, and one of the classic tried-and-true combinations is "GSM," or Grenache-Syrah-Mourvèdre. The "M" contributes focus and fleshy character to blends - but Mourvèdre also shines on its own as a varietal wine.

South Africa

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Syrah

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