2015 Elephant Hill Airavata Syrah, trocken

The wine is made with Syrah from our Gimblett Vineyard and Te Awanga Vineyard with 1,7% Viognier co-fermented into the blend. There were 5 separate hand-picks across the two vineyards from 4th April to 21st April. The wine spent 26 months in oak (40% new) with no racking of the barrels. This wine has great depth and complexity showing plum, black cherries, spice and pepper. It will age very well for many years.

Awards

98 points -Cameron Douglas MS
97 points, 5 stars - Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
5 stars - Michael Cooper
96 points - Bob Campbell MW
94 points - Joe Czerwinski, RobertParker.com

"It’s a blockbuster red with real finesse. Big, dense and very ripe red that is both elegant and a blockbuster with pepper, plum, berry, coffee and mocha flavours. A concentrated wine that's built to last." - Bob Campbell MW

"Plum and blueberry notes pick up hints of cracked pepper and violets, while the medium to full-bodied palate is dense and concentrated yet silky, finishing with hints of vanilla and lingering richness." -RobertParker.com

"A compelling rendition; the impressively complex bouquet shows blackberry, Black Doris plum, dark spice, cedar and cocoa characters with nuances of floral and game. The palate is superbly concentrated and weighted, delivering waves of delicious flavours and rich texture, brilliantly structured by seamlessly woven tannins. Sumptuous and graceful, destined for a long life." -Sam Kim

WEIN FAKTEN

REBSORTE: 98.3% Syrah, 1.7% Viognier

ALKOHOL (Vol. %): 14,0

GESCHMACKSGRAD: trocken