| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | New Zealand |
| Colour | Red |
| Type | Still |
This includes some Gimblett Gravel fruit, which gives black and white-pepper, iodine, lead-pencil, and black-fruit aromas and flavors. Tar and asphalt, too. Full-bodied and tied in with a lovely structure and focus. Linear and very racy. Terrific integration and structure. Drinkable now, but better in two or three years.
The 2021 Bullnose Syrah gives us Asian five spice, musk, red dirt, gravel and blueberry on the nose. There's a distinctly darker fruit character on the palate, with red licorice, pomegranate, savory and gentle meat nuances. This is fleshy but with energy and finesse. Matured for 16 months in French oak (33% new), it's almost creamy, with hints of cream soda and sarsaparilla, and there's a spice/blood root character. This wine achieves that aspirational balance between sweet fruit and savory tannin. 2023 - 2035
Expressing precision and purity, combined with brooding strength and complexity, this is spectacular and
breathtaking. Immediately appealing with dark plum, sweet cherry, graphite, olive, spicy oak and floral aromas, it’s
succulent and fleshy in the mouth delivering layers of seductive flavours backed by beautifully infused tannins. It’s
mouthfilling and velvety with a prolonged engaging finish. At its best: 2027 to 2045
