Rall, Syrah, 2024
Donovan Rall was just crowned Winemaker of the Year in Tim Atkin's 2025 South Africa Report — and his Syrah explains why. With viticulturist Rosa Kruger, Rall hunts down the Swartland's most singular old sites, and his "main" Syrah now draws from a rocky, schistous 10-hectare block once destined for the local co-op. Whole-bunch pressed, fermented with native yeasts, and aged nine months in concrete: no oak interference, no makeup, just schist-soil Syrah translated as cleanly as possible. The result is everything we love about Northern-Rhône-styled Swartland — blackberry and plum lifted by garrigue, spice, and the wild, slightly feral energy that defines this corner of the Cape. A benchmark for what new-wave South African red can be.
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Donovan Rall was just crowned Winemaker of the Year in Tim Atkin's 2025 South Africa Report — and his Syrah explains why. With viticulturist Rosa Kruger, Rall hunts down the Swartland's most singular old sites, and his "main" Syrah now draws from a rocky, schistous 10-hectare block once destined for the local co-op. Whole-bunch pressed, fermented with native yeasts, and aged nine months in concrete: no oak interference, no makeup, just schist-soil Syrah translated as cleanly as possible. The result is everything we love about Northern-Rhône-styled Swartland — blackberry and plum lifted by garrigue, spice, and the wild, slightly feral energy that defines this corner of the Cape. A benchmark for what new-wave South African red can be.
