Black pepper, spice and cherry aromas lead into a palate displaying intensity and purity of fruit. Gold - Bragato 2010 'Outstanding Top Wine of the tasting'- WINENZ Magazine 2010
SILVER MEDAL - Royal Easter Show 2010
Tasting Note:
Black pepper, spice and cherry aromas lead into a palate displaying intensity and purity of fruit. This superb Gimblett Gravels Syrah is defined, balanced and well supported by supple tannins.
Ideal drinking and food match:
While this wine can be enjoyed now it will continue to develop further complexity up to five years from vintage. Serve with a wide variety of meat, game or vegetarian dishes.
Winemakers Comment:
Fruit for this wine was sourced from Omahu Gravels and Twyford Gravels vineyards, both sited in the acclaimed Gimblett Gravels sub-region of Hawkes Bay. Grapes were destemmed, lightly crushed and fermented in small individual batches. During ferment the must was gently hand-plunged and pumped over on skins to extract desirable tannin, flavour and colour. The wine was then pressed off and run to barrel where it completed malolactic fermentation over the winter and spring periods. After resting in French oak for 18 months the wine was lightly egg-white fined and bottled.
Awards & Accolades
- Gold - Bragato 2010
- Outstanding Top Wine - WineNZ 2010
- Silver - Royal Easter Show Wine Awards 2010 (New Zealand)