Syrah Grenache
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 1 to 5 years from the vintage to capture its vibrant fruit and freshness.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled lamb chops, roasted Mediterranean vegetables, charcuterie board
✨ Technical Specifications
Mark Haisma's Syrah Grenache is a brilliant testament to his versatility, bridging his Burgundian winemaking precision with the sun-drenched fruit of the southern Rhone Valley. Sourced from carefully selected growers, this cuvee combines the peppery structure of Syrah with the plush, warm red-fruit character of Grenache. Haisma applies his signature low-intervention, hands-off approach here, utilizing wild yeasts and gentle extraction to preserve the vibrant primary fruit and natural acidity. The result is a wine that avoids the heavy, over-extracted style often found in the south, offering instead a bright, energetic, and highly drinkable red that reflects both New World vibrancy and Old World soul. It represents a playful, accessible entry point into his highly acclaimed portfolio.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded by Australian-born winemaker Mark Haisma, a former protégée of Bailey Carrodus at Yarra Yering, this boutique domaine and micro-négociant is headquartered in Gevrey-Chambertin in the heart of Burgundy. Transitioning from the Yarra Valley to France in the late 2000s, Haisma combines Old World terroir sensitivity with New World dynamism across selected parcels in the Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune, and the Rhône Valley. His winemaking philosophy centers on low intervention, judicious use of whole clusters and neutral oak, and minimal sulfur, allowing site specificity and natural acidity to lead the profile. Renowned for wines ranging from serious Grand Crus like Bonnes-Mares to irreverently named cuvées like 'A Bogan in Bogandy', the portfolio is celebrated for its pristine fruit purity, textural tension, and authentic sense of place.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Syrah, Grenache