Villa Maria Cellar Selection Hawkes Bay Syrah 2020
- French oak
- Black fruit
- Anise spice
- Supple & silky
"It's brightly fruited and beautifully fragrant on the nose showing dark plum, blueberry, floral, subtle spice and roasted nut aromas, leading to a succulent palate that's fleshy and lingering. Delightfully poised and elegant with a lengthy velvety finish. From the Gimblett Gravels district. At its best: now to 2030" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Dec 2021
Deep purple and crimson hues lead to a perfumed nose of violet, black fruit, herb and anise spice aromas. The palate is medium-bodied, supple and silky in texture, featuring wonderfully integrated tannins. Pure fruit flavours lead the wine to a lengthy finish.
2020 was again an exceptional Hawkes Bay vintage, following on beautifully from 2019. Warmer than average temperatures and dry conditions encouraged fruit across the region to achieve optimum ripeness and maintain excellent condition through to harvest. This wine is a blend of Villa Maria's Gimblett Gravels vineyards, where free draining soils temper vine vigour, resulting in low yields of ripe and concentrated fruit.
The fruit was picked and gently destemmed without crushing into opentop fermenters for fermentation with daily plunging to extract flavour, colour and tannin. Once pressed the wine was matured in 228L French oak barriques of which 18% were new, for 12 months prior to blending and bottling.
Food Pairing: Syrah is an excellent food wine, particularly when paired with dishes featuring spice, duck or venison. Drink now or hold for up to 5-8 years when the wine will develop further complexity.
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Villa Maria Cellar Selection Hawkes Bay Syrah 2020
Villa Maria Cellar Selection Hawkes Bay Syrah 2020
- French oak
- Black fruit
- Anise spice
- Supple & silky
"It's brightly fruited and beautifully fragrant on the nose showing dark plum, blueberry, floral, subtle spice and roasted nut aromas, leading to a succulent palate that's fleshy and lingering. Delightfully poised and elegant with a lengthy velvety finish. From the Gimblett Gravels district. At its best: now to 2030" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Dec 2021
Deep purple and crimson hues lead to a perfumed nose of violet, black fruit, herb and anise spice aromas. The palate is medium-bodied, supple and silky in texture, featuring wonderfully integrated tannins. Pure fruit flavours lead the wine to a lengthy finish.
2020 was again an exceptional Hawkes Bay vintage, following on beautifully from 2019. Warmer than average temperatures and dry conditions encouraged fruit across the region to achieve optimum ripeness and maintain excellent condition through to harvest. This wine is a blend of Villa Maria's Gimblett Gravels vineyards, where free draining soils temper vine vigour, resulting in low yields of ripe and concentrated fruit.
The fruit was picked and gently destemmed without crushing into opentop fermenters for fermentation with daily plunging to extract flavour, colour and tannin. Once pressed the wine was matured in 228L French oak barriques of which 18% were new, for 12 months prior to blending and bottling.
Food Pairing: Syrah is an excellent food wine, particularly when paired with dishes featuring spice, duck or venison. Drink now or hold for up to 5-8 years when the wine will develop further complexity.
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- French oak
- Black fruit
- Anise spice
- Supple & silky
"It's brightly fruited and beautifully fragrant on the nose showing dark plum, blueberry, floral, subtle spice and roasted nut aromas, leading to a succulent palate that's fleshy and lingering. Delightfully poised and elegant with a lengthy velvety finish. From the Gimblett Gravels district. At its best: now to 2030" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Dec 2021
Deep purple and crimson hues lead to a perfumed nose of violet, black fruit, herb and anise spice aromas. The palate is medium-bodied, supple and silky in texture, featuring wonderfully integrated tannins. Pure fruit flavours lead the wine to a lengthy finish.
2020 was again an exceptional Hawkes Bay vintage, following on beautifully from 2019. Warmer than average temperatures and dry conditions encouraged fruit across the region to achieve optimum ripeness and maintain excellent condition through to harvest. This wine is a blend of Villa Maria's Gimblett Gravels vineyards, where free draining soils temper vine vigour, resulting in low yields of ripe and concentrated fruit.
The fruit was picked and gently destemmed without crushing into opentop fermenters for fermentation with daily plunging to extract flavour, colour and tannin. Once pressed the wine was matured in 228L French oak barriques of which 18% were new, for 12 months prior to blending and bottling.
Food Pairing: Syrah is an excellent food wine, particularly when paired with dishes featuring spice, duck or venison. Drink now or hold for up to 5-8 years when the wine will develop further complexity.
