# Wine Mechanic Syrah (NV)

- **Producer:** Wine Mechanics
- **Colour:** red
- **Type:** still
- **Grapes:** Syrah
- **Region:** Gothenburg, Sweden
- **Style:** Classic
- **Alcohol:** 13.0%
- **Average price:** €22
- **Vegan:** Yes
- **Contains sulphites:** Yes
- **When to drink:** Now or Later
- **Serving temperature:** 14–16 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** blueberry, blackberry, black pepper, violet, liquorice, smoke, vanilla, game, leather

## About this wine

Wine Mechanics is Sweden's first urban winery, established in 2017 by Kenneth Gustafsson and Magnus Holmgren in Gothenburg's historic Slakthuset meat-packing district. Operating out of a restored 1920s pigsty, the winery sources hand-harvested grapes from organic and biodynamic growers across Europe, transporting them under strict temperature control to Sweden within 48 hours of harvest for vinification, aging, and bottling.

## Interesting facts

- The winery is located inside a converted 1920s pigsty in Gothenburg's historic meat-packing district.
- Co-founder Kenneth Gustafsson played professional football alongside Zlatan Ibrahimović before starting the winery.
- Hand-picked Northern Rhône grapes are refrigerated and driven to Sweden within 48 hours of harvest.

## Food pairing

The wine's bright acidity and structured tannins cut through rich savory fats, making it ideal for cured meats, roasted game, and wood-fired pizza.

## Wine making process

Grapes are harvested from 45-year-old granitic plots in Malleval, Northern Rhône. Vinification utilizes 75% whole-cluster pressing and 25% destemmed fruit. Maceration and fermentation take place over 10 to 14 days in open fermenters using partial spontaneous fermentation. The wine is aged for 11 months with 80% in neutral French oak barrels, 10% in new French oak barrels, and 10% in stainless steel.