Lovely drinking.
Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)
About The Wine
'Low Profile' refers to the two hundred or so profile holes (a hole dug to evaluate soil type, depth, health etc) that the Sijnn team dug prior to planting their vines. It is also a reference to their modest winery and approach.
The wine is a blend of Syrah and Touriga Nacional along with a smattering of Trincadeira, Cabernet Sauvignon and Mourvedre, all the fruit is destemmed and the wine making is extremely gentle. The results are a ripe but nuanced with dark fruit and spice and the lively acidity of coastal wines.
If Sijnn keep producing wines like this, they won't stay low profile for long.
About Sijnn
Sijnn (pronounced Senn) was born when David and Rita Trafford visited Malgas in 2000 and found an isolated and undiscovered wine region bursting with potential. Malgas is just 15km inland from the Indian Ocean and, whilst the climate is warm, the temperatures are reliably cooled by sea breezes. Combine this with poor soils of alluvial shales you can see what attracted the Traffords to this stunning spot.
The vineyards are planted to a variety of grapes with Chenin Blanc central to the whites whilst the reds revolve around Syrah and a selection of Portuguese varieties chosen to suit the Douro-esque soils.
Sijnn released their first wines in 2007 to great acclaim and have since welcomed Charla Haasbroek as winemaker. Charla is young, dynamic, and confidently taking the estate to even greater heights.
Discoveries like Sijnn are exciting, rare, and one of the great joys of wine.

Malgas, South Africa