Our Wines
The Original Syrah 2018
$150.00
Stonecroft has the oldest Syrah vines in New Zealand. These vines were rescued by the founder of Stoncroft, Dr. Alan Limmer, from the Te Kauwhata Research station and planted at Stonecroft in 1984. We still have the original row of vines. With The Original Syrah we have used just a single barrel of wine to make a super premium wine, which has been made from fruit picked from the oldest parcel of vines. This wine has only been made three times; in 2009, 2014 and 2018.
Description
Wine
Colour: Deep, dense ruby colour.
Aromatics: Warm black fruit aromas, with nutmeg, cinnamon and anise.
Palate: A dense flavour profile with blackberry and blackcurrant fruit flavours, cedar and sweet spice with touches of leather and pepper plus a great tannic structure, which will mellow with age. The wine has a long finish. Will reward cellaring.
Technical Info
Region: Gimblett Gravels Wine Growing District®, Hawke’s Bay.
Vineyard: Mere Road.
Variety: Syrah.
Harvest: Hand harvested on 9th April 2018.
Vinification: Fermented in open-top stainless steel fermenters. Wild ferment. Hand plunged two times daily. Post fermentation soak for two to three weeks followed by maturation in barrel.
Maturation: Matured in a single new French barrel for over 18 months.
Bottled: 15th January 2020.
Analysis: Alc 13% vol.
Cellaring Potential: 7-9 years.
Additional Information
| Weight | 1.3 kg |
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