Newton Johnson Full Stop Rock 2020

Full Stop Rock takes its name from the infamous rock well known to the winemaking-surfer-dudes on the surf-break at Cape St Francis. The vineyard itself is directly opposite the cellar and is planted mostly to Syrah, with Grenache and Mourvèdre each representing around 10% of the final blend. Whilst the top of the slope is trellised, the bottom corner is covered in boulders, so the vines are grown in the high density en échelas system (trained on a single pole) as seen in Côte Rôtie. The wine displays the finesse one would expect to find in Burgundy.