Gold Medal – National Wine Awards of Aotearoa New Zealand 2024
Winery notes (2021 Vintage)
"Syrah is fickle in the vineyard, any rain in the month leading up to harvest and the sugar levels stall. In 2021 we had no rain, so our 2021 Ripened beautifully. It was picked at 22.7 brix. Perfect for a balanced Hawke’s Bay Syrah.
Once picked, the grapes were de-stemmed into an open topped fermenter. The wine was gently plunged and pumped over throughout fermentation to aid flavour and colour extraction. The wine spent a total of 28 days on skins before it was pressed off into French oak barrels consisting of 17% new oak. The wine was then left to age for 12 months in barrel.
Aromas of boysenberry, raspberry, blueberry, tamarillo, black pepper, and spice lead into bold and intense palate brimming with red fruits. This is a rich, flavoursome, mouth filling Syrah that’s only going to get better with age."
5 Stars & 95/100 Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review (2021 Vintage)
"Aromatic syrah with violet/floral, dark berry, cassis, vanilla and subtle spice flavours. It has a silken, almost pinot noir-like texture with appealing purity. Charming wine that can be enjoyed in its youth or allowed to develop a little bottle age. Seamless wine with subtle power."