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ELEPHANT HILL SYRAH 2020

Quality Hawkes Bay Syrah from an Outstanding Vintage

Product Code: 4890
Country: New Zealand
Region: Hawkes Bay
Style: Red
Variety: Syrah / Shiraz
Producer: Elephant Hill

Closure: Screw Cap
Unit: Each
Volume: 750ml
Alcohol: 13.5%
Grape: 99% Syrah, 1% Viognier

Original price was: $37.99.Current price is: $31.99.

Quality Hawkes Bay Syrah from an Outstanding Vintage

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Elephant Hill take Syrah very seriously and this their ‘Estate’ version must be one the best value for money wines going.

Winery notes (2020 Vintage)
"This Syrah blend was grown in our three vineyards, perfectly combining soft, ripe berry fruit & delicate spiced flavours, smooth texture with underlying structure, medium body & freshness. A refined & silky Hawke's Bay Syrah from an exceptional vintage.

Hand-picked Syrah was co-fermented with a small portion of Viognier to enhance aromatics and add further complexity. An extended time on les, building generous palate texture, with French oak aging for 22 months."

Rated Excellent & 93+/100 Cameron Douglas MS, April 2024 (2020 Vintage)
"There’s no mistaking the core bouquet of red berry fruits, some fresh black currant and peppercorn qualities in the bouquet. Scents are of a new, youthful and still settling in wine. This is confirmed on the palate with core flavours red berry fruits and balck currant set in a taut frame of youth accentuated by acidity and tannins. The use of oak is judicious and well placed. Well made with development time still ahead offering best drinking from 2026 through 2034+."

Reviews for the 2019 vintage below…

5 Stars & 93/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, May 2022 (2019 Vintage)
"Gorgeously fruited and perfumed with Black Doris plum, spiced cherry, dark olive and smoked game nuances, it's succulent and supple in the mouth delivering excellent fruit purity and silky flow. Finely textured and lingering with a delightfully elegant finish. At its best: now to 2029."

5 Stars & 18.5/20 Candice Chow, Raymond Chan Reviews, May 2022 (2019 Vintage)
"Deep, ruby-red with a hint of purple underlay, lighter on the rim. The nose is gently full, with power and depth, penetrating aromas of blackberries and plums melded with dark herb and a hint of mealy, meaty note. Full-bodied, concentrated aromas of blackberries and plums enriched by dark herb, violet, savoury, meaty nuances and a touch of pepper. The wine is mouth-filling with weight and broadness, reflecting the concentrated fruit. Fine-grained, powdery tannin contributes to a smooth line direct by integrated, lacy acidity. This is a broody Syrah with rich and intense dark-fruited flavours, herbs and spice with mealy nuances on a smooth flowing, weighty palate. A blend of 99% Syrah, 1% viognier, from 40% Bridge Pa, 35% Te Awanga and 25% Gimblett Gravels. Handpicked and sorted, co-fermented with Viognier to 13.5% alc, aged 12 months approx, 20% new oak."

4 ½ Stars Michael Cooper, March 2024 (2019 Vintage)
"The fresh, vigorous 2019 vintage was hand-harvested in the Bridge Pa Triangle (40 per cent), Te Awanga (35 per cent), and the Gimblett Gravels (25 per cent). Co-fermented with Viognier (1 per cent), it was matured in French oak barriques. Full-coloured, it is a fragrant, strongly varietal red, mouthfilling and supple, with very good intensity of vibrant plum, black pepper and spice flavours, seasoned with nutty oak, and a finely textured, lingering finish. Retasted in 2024, it is still unfolding and likely to be at its best 2026+."

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Elephant Hill is located in sunny Hawke's Bay on the eastern side of the North Island, taking full advantage of the warmth provided by high sunshine hours and low rain fall.
Elephant Hill hand picks their grapes for the purpose of extreme selectivity.
They have their own state-of-the-art biological water treatment system, allowing them to recycle winery waste water back into clean water.
Elephant Hill enjoys a wide range of terroirs across its three Hawke's Bay vineyards, including ancient stony river beds, shingle and clay. These soil types and micro climates provides single-vineyard wines and complex blending options.
The Vineyards span renowned Hawke's Bay sub-regions:
- Te Awanga Vineyard (coastal)
- Gimblett Vineyard in the Gimblett Gravels wine district (inland)
- The Triangle Vineyard in the Bridge Pa Triangle region