Syrah

Winemaker

Jason Stent

Varieties

Syrah

Viticulture

Estate grown at the Paritua Vineyard on Maraekakaho Road. The vines are managed to crop light and have good fruit exposure. Fruit thinning takes place to one bunch per cane to maximize ripening potential. Harvest is all by hand once the grapes have achieved physiological ripeness.

Soil

Alluvial (gravel & silty loam)

Ratings & Reviews

Vinification

Whole bunches are destemmed and partially crushed with about 20% whole berry in the tank. After several days the ferment is started and kept under 30°C. Regular pump-overs will keep the cap submerged and extract the fine skin tannins present in this wine. Malolactic fermentation takes place in tank during maceration.

Aging

The wine undergoes elevage for 12 to 14 months in a mix of 225L oak barriques and 500L oak puncheons, it is racked once before bottling the year following harvest. French oak is used, of which 50% is new.

Available Sizes (L)

0.750