Craggy Range Gimblett Gravels Syrah 2015
Wine Specs
Vintage
2015
Sugar
Nil
Acid
6.1
pH
3.6
Bottling Date
1753-01-01
Alcohol %
13.0
In Stock
Once known as the "Block 14" Syrah, the Gimblett Gravels Syrah is now a wine made using multiple parcels from the vineyard.
The blending of these different parcels combine to create a wine that is truly distinct and appealing.
The vines originate from a Heritage clone of Syrah brought to New Zealand approximately 150 years ago. It produces a wine with an aromatic lift of floral and pepper aromatics and a lushness and denseness on the palate combined with fresh and fine natural acidity.
Tasting Note
Aroma
Fresh aromas of blueberry and boysenberry meld with complex hints of baking spices, sage and lavender.
ClosureScrewcap
GrapeShiraz
Grape Variety
100% Syrah
Maturation
16 months in French oak barriques (25% new).
Oaked0
Palate
The wine glides across the palate with a denseness and elegance to the black fruited core along with complimentary fine, dusty tannins, typical of the red wines from the Gimblett Gravels.
VarietalV_SHIRAZSYRAH
Vinification
RegionHawkes Bay - New Zealand
Region CodeINZAHAWKES
Region Notes
State
Subregion
WinemakerMatt Stafford
Wine StyleRed (Full Bodied)
MaryAnn Worobiec
92
2017/08/20
Wine Spectator, 07 June 2017
Juicy blueberry and blackberry flavours are fresh and vibrant, offering accents of white pepper, peppercorn and espresso. Harmonious on the long, expressive finish, with velvety tannins. Drink now through 2027.
Toni Patterson MW
95
2018/07/04
The Real Review, 04 July 2018
If you don’t order this wine quickly, it will disappear. Only a small number of cases of this fabulously savoury syrah hit Australian shores. It has reserved fruit with distinct peppery spice, a hint of earthiness and welcomed restraint that will have you coming back for more. I adore its food friendly nature and its sense of place. Decant, sip slowly, and watch it evolve.
Nick Stock
92
2017/11/14
jamessuckling.com, 13 November 2017
A fresh array of ripe blackberry, blueberry and cassis fruits. Sweet-smelling, fresh and exuberantly ripe. The palate has a neat core of fine tannins and plenty of peppery berry fruit flavor. Drinking well. Screw cap.
Cameron Douglas MS
95
2017/10/03
camerondouglasms.com.au, August 2017
Violets, dark berries, black currant, black cherry, broody toasty oak and pepper; a layer of oak spices and chocolate add depth and complexity. On the palate – warm, rich, fruity, youthful, spicy, oaky and dry – a wine still very youthful yet showing the concentration, acidity and core needed for longer term ageing; medium+ tannins, full-bodied and peppery; No mistaking the strike of oak. Long finish, fabulous balance and well made. Drink from 2019 to past 2030.
Nick Stock
92
2017/11/14
jamessuckling.com, 13 November 2017
A fresh array of ripe blackberry, blueberry and cassis fruits. Sweet-smelling, fresh and exuberantly ripe. The palate has a neat core of fine tannins and plenty of peppery berry fruit flavor. Drinking well. Screw cap.
Cameron Douglas MS
95
2017/10/03
camerondouglasms.com.au, August 2017
Violets, dark berries, black currant, black cherry, broody toasty oak and pepper; a layer of oak spices and chocolate add depth and complexity. On the palate – warm, rich, fruity, youthful, spicy, oaky and dry – a wine still very youthful yet showing the concentration, acidity and core needed for longer term ageing; medium+ tannins, full-bodied and peppery; No mistaking the strike of oak. Long finish, fabulous balance and well made. Drink from 2019 to past 2030.
Bronze Medal
0
2018/07/03
Sommelier Wine Awards 2018
MiNDFOOD
0
2018/05/08
June 2018
The Syrah variety is
completely at home
in Hawke's Bay's
Gimblett Gravels and
this distinct, peppery
take is testament
to that marriage.
Silver Medal
0
2018/07/03
Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2017
Wine Specs
Vintage
2015
Sugar
Nil
Acid
6.1
pH
3.6
Bottling Date
1753-01-01
Alcohol %
13.0
Wine Profile
Awards
Toni Patterson MW
95
2018/07/04
The Real Review, 04 July 2018
If you don’t order this wine quickly, it will disappear. Only a small number of cases of this fabulously savoury syrah hit Australian shores. It has reserved fruit with distinct peppery spice, a hint of earthiness and welcomed restraint that will have you coming back for more. I adore its food friendly nature and its sense of place. Decant, sip slowly, and watch it evolve.