Reserve Syrah 2005
| Vintage: 2005 Awards: SILVER - Bragato Awards 2006 4½ STARS - Wine Orbit Review December 2007 Tasting Note: The Grapes for this wine were sourced from two specially selected vineyards west of Hastings in the renowned Gimblett Gravels - Plateau Vineyard and Mere Road Vineyard. Both are sited on prime soils ideally suited to this rising-star variety in New Zealand. The super-ripe grapes were harvested on 6th of May at 24.4 brix, destemmed and whole-berry fermented in tank followed by a 2-day cold soak to enhance fruit flavour and tannin extraction. The wine underwent full malolactic fermentation and was seasoned in quality French Oak Barriques for twelve months, developing complexity and texture. It was then bottled on the 20th of July 2006.
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