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Buy OnlineWinery notes (2025 Vintage)
"Backing up very nicely an excellent ’24 vintage, the ’25 version manages to retain the concentration but also shows a depth of grace and elegance. Lifted bouquet of plum and berry fruits, combined with spice and black pepper. The palate is charming, with vibrant fruit that is supported by powdery, polished tannins, and a backbone of acidity that gives great length. A true expression of Syrah from our special, cool climate vineyard.
The Syrah was handpicked on April 16th, the last pick of harvest. Fermented in two small batches — clay amphorae and a stainless-steel open-top fermenter — with 15% whole bunches, the fruit underwent natural fermentation with gentle plunging twice daily. After 28 days on skins, the wine was pressed and aged for five months in amphorae and neutral barriques, completing malolactic fermentation naturally. It was then gently racked, blended, and clarified in stainless steel before bottling, without stabilisation, fining, filtration, or added sulphur."
Reviews for the 2024 vintage below…
93/100 Stephen Wong MW, The Real Review, July 2025 (2024 Vintage)
"The last fruit picked from the organic Raupo Creek vineyard, this syrah was hand-plunged daily during its wild ferment before being pressed, with half going into a clay amphora and half going into old oak barrels to age for five months before settling in stainless steel prior to bottling. Made without additions or sulfur, it is clean, vibrant and energetic with a distinctive cool-climate perfume. 2024 is the best vintage yet for this wine.
Beguiling perfume of violet, Irish Moss, wildberry, boysenberry, new leather, cinnamon and Szechuan peppercorn lift from the nose in delicate layers. The palate is vibrant yet concentrated with a nicely submerged velvet texture, driven by bright fruit acidity. No more than mid-weight but showing excellent intensity and an unusually sleek structure despite the presence of coffee-ish tannins. The flavours continue to weave across the finish as they are joined by the slightest hint of oak. This balances floral, earthy and spice complexity against its crystalline fruit purity, creating a sense of tension and liveliness. Although it will continue to meld and unfurl in the near-term, it is open-knit and showing well already and can easily be enjoyed despite its youth."
