Two Classics come together: 2012 La Motte Syrah and 2012 La Motte Cabernet Sauvignon released

“While initially closed and reserved, I am increasingly impressed with the 2012 vintage”, says La Motte Cellarmaster Edmund Terblanche.

“With a lower yield and fairly cool growing season, the 2012 red wines at La Motte are showing good colour, complexity, concentrated flavours and elegance – all that is expected from the estate’s award-winning Classic Collection.”

Being released a few weeks apart, La Motte introduces the 2012 vintage of both the Rhône-style La Motte Syrah and classic La Motte Cabernet Sauvignon.

2012 La Motte Syrah

The elegant style of the 2012 La Motte Syrah affirms the estate’s decision to change the name from Shiraz to Syrah in 2011 in order to be clearer about the style expectation. Made with grapes from optimal Syrah terroir, picked at the correct ripeness and blended with small percentages of complementary varieties, the 2012 Syrah is a wine of balance, complexity, freshness and finesse. Notes of perfume on the nose are complemented by cranberry fruit and aniseed, while the palate with its chalky tannins follows through on the red berries and finishes with a hint of fresh mint.


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