- 100% Syrah
- Sourced from the La Collina Vineyard, a steep, terraced and incline planted hillside site on the North/Northwest facing slopes of Roys Hill
- Hand-harvested
- Crushed into open top fermenters
- Indigenous fermentation
- Aged in French oak barrels for 18 months
- No fining or cold settling
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2020
Country:
New Zealand
Region:
Hawkes Bay
Appellation:
Hawkes Bay
Variety:
Syrah
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Sustainable
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | NZ-BIL-41-20 | 6/750ml |
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score
98
Date
2022-10-17
"A beautifully perfumed nose of white and black pepper, wet stone, grilled meat, toasted rosemary and grilled plum. Medium-bodied with silky, fruit-soaked tannins. The palate takes off, displaying a incredible amount of spicy complexity. Pepper, paprika, clove, coriander. It keeps going. Tight structure keeps everything wonderfully in line. Layered, dynamic and delicious. Superb. Best from 2024. Screw cap."
Wine Advocate
Score
97+
Date
2023-12-14
"The 2020 La Collina Syrah is far bloodier and more savory than the 2021 tasted beside it, and it shows the advantage that we as drinkers have when selecting which wines to drink; we have choice. This is balanced, placid, sure, mineral and fine, shaped by a splay of ferruginous tannins through the finish. It drags across the palate and continues long after the wine has gone, but it is quiet ... and that is a wonderful thing. It has at once the piercing intensity and focus of the song of a bellbird, but equally, it reveals expanse and depth in the kaleidoscope of rose petals, graphite, river stones and dried herbs. Superstar. Drink it now or regret it forever‡the wines age gracefully and long, but the trouble with them is that they taste so great as young wines. Your call. 13.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap."
Jancis Robinson
Score
17+
Date
2023-02-11