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ATAAHUA SYRAH 2022

Product Code: 5440
Country: New Zealand
Region: North Canterbury
Sub Region: Waipara
Style: Red
Variety: Syrah / Shiraz
Producer: Ataahua Wines

Closure: Screw Cap
Unit: Each
Volume: 750ml
Alcohol: 14.0%
Grape: 100% Syrah

Original price was: $37.99.Current price is: $32.99.

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Winery notes (2022 Vintage)
"Very low cropping levels with the warm days and cool nights characteristic of this region, produce a rich, full-bodied wine with velvety tannins, spice, and great finesse. The Syrah is a first for Ataahua Wines and a variety we are very excited about. The lower terraces with lighter gravelly soils and full sun are ideal for growing this variety and developing full flavoured and concentrated wines.

The fruit is harvested late in the autumn and destemmed before fermentation is in small vats with indigenous yeast, and plunged by hand. The wine is then pressed then matured in French oak barriques for 18 months, during which time it undergoes malolactic fermentation.

The bouquet shows plum, wild cherry, dark cocoa, and floral characters with nuances of tamarillo and savoury spice. The palate delivers full fruit concentration and richness, supported by silky texture and fine grained tannins."

91/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, November 2023 (2022 Vintage)
"Attractively ripe and fragrant, the wine shows dark plum, spiced cherry, olive and toasted nut aromas, leading to a succulent palate offering juicy fruit intensity with silky texture and well-rounded tannins, finishing long and supple. At its best: now to 2030."

We provide a door to door delivery service nationwide. Delivery charges are calculated on a 12 bottle case or part there of.

Delivery charges are calculated during the checkout process based off your address post code. Please ensure you choose the correct post code. We will advise you if you have chosen the incorrect post code.

You may also choose to 'pick up' your order from our wine shop at 188 Durham Street South, Christchurch.

For further details on prices and delivery options please go to the Delivery & Returns section of our site.

If for any reason you are not entirely happy with your order or you suspect that it may be affected by a quality issue, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will remedy the problem straight away. Contact us on (03) 3655134.

Note, for orders of 1 - 2 bottles we charge an additional $5 for packaging. To ensure the safety of the bottles we use specially designed posting boxes.

Can't find what you're looking for or we don't have enough product in stock? Get in touch with us and we'll see what we can do.

In te reo, Ataahua means 'a place of beauty'.

Ataahua's vineyard covers 8.24 hectares in Waipara Valley, North Canterbury wine country. It is planted on central Waipara's Glasnevin soils, situated on the Weka River terraces (taking advantage of a micro-climate unique in New Zealand).

Syrah and Pinot Noir grapes grow on the lower terrace, an area fed with mulch to build up the soil structure.

Pinot Noir grows on the middle and top terraces, while Riesling and Chardonnay plantings also grow on the clay loam soil of the top terrace.

Ataahua is a family-run vineyard, worked by multiple generations of the Henderson-Grants whānau and their team.

Ataahua are committed to sustainability and, as such, are certified sustainable. This entails looking after the land with future generations in mind, and for Ataahua this means strategically planting natives to aim for carbon neutrality and undertaking other practical endeavours such as rain water collection for irrigation.