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SORRY, SOLD OUT
AT THE WINERY
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Harvest Detail:
100% hand picked
22/3 - 10/4/2006
Brix 22.6 - 24.8°
Total acidity 5.8 – 7.1 g/l
pH 3.38 – 3.53
Bottling Detail:
13.5% alcohol
6.5 g/l acidity
Total acidity 3.65 pH
2 g/l r.s.
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005.
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One look at this wine in a glass tells all – deep, rich and inviting. This outstanding wine beat off Australian and New Zealand competition to be named Best Shiraz/Syrah and Champion Red Wine in the Liquorland Top 100, 2007. Trinity Hill is a leading producer of this Rhone-style Syrah, the rising star of wines and perhaps the Gimblett Gravels’ signature variety.
Syrah 97% Viognier 3%
Gimblett Estate and Gimblett Stones – our own vineyards situated in the Gimblett Road area of the Hawkes Bay's Western plains. Soils consist of river shingle, deposited by the Ngaruroro River.
2006 was a great vintage for Syrah in the Gimblett Gravels. A good summer was followed by a typical Hawkes Bay Indian Summer.
The handpicked grapes were gently destemmed and lightly crushed to leave a large portion of uncrushed berries. A small quantity of Viognier was crushed with the Syrah grapes. Fermentation took place in a closed stainless steel fermenter and the cap was pumped over twice daily with light aeration for optimum color and tannin extraction. Extended post-fermentation maceration complexes the tannins, softening and stabilizing the wine. The wine was subsequently aged in a mixture of new and older French and American oak barriques.
Malolactic fermentation took place in tank before going to barrel. Regular racking for clarification and controlled introduction of oxygen to t he wine was undertaken. The wine was blended after about 14 months oak aging and bottled in June 2007.
Deep, vibrant crimson
Blackberry, black pepper, savoury and spice elements are prominent, with meaty overtones. The Viognier has added a lifted aromatic quality.
Multi-layered complexity is the aim. Powerful, but ripe and round tannins give the wine great structure. Oak aging plays a minor part and the wine lives on its fruit. Combined with the good acidity, these characteristics mean excellent aging potential. Development of mineral, earthy and tarry characters are likely during bottle aging, resulting in a wine that is distinctly Northern Rhone-like rather than resembling any thing Australian.
Lamb, game
2008 - 2012
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