2024 SV5182 Syrah
$50.00
Syrah is a labour of love for us at Te Whare Ra. There are very few producers in the area (and in fact not many in the South Island) who make this variety – so it’s a bit left field for Marlborough. Our site is warmer than many, which means we have the length of growing season required to ripen Syrah, and our soil type (which has a higher clay content) is well suited too. Syrah requires a lot of careful attention in the vineyard to make it work here – but when done well, the results are more than worth it.
We planted our first Syrah here on the home block in 2004 but this is only our 12th release of Syrah as we do not release when the wine is not up our exacting standards. The 2024 release is a blend of two clones (470 & 174) It exhibits the great fragrance, savouriness and suppleness that we love about cool climate Syrah. Production of 150 cases.
Tasting Notes
The 2024 Syrah exhibits fragrant notes of mulberry, black pepper and violets with some complex savoury notes and hints of coffee and spice. The ripe, subtle tannins combine with concentrated flavours of mulberries and omega plums and spice. The palate carries onto more savoury and complex flavours and finished with a lingering persistence of fruit, fine tannin and well integrated oak.
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