Wandering Beeste Syrah

Beeste is the Afrikaans word for cattle and the greater portion of this wine hails from a farm high on Swartland's Kasteelberg Mountain, sharing the steep, stony slopes with Africa's famously skinny Nguni cattle. This is the point - it's about the bones of the beast, not the flesh. There is no jam and no heft - it's skinny, structured stuff with breadth, texture and a charmingly rustic gait.