Elephant Hill Sea Syrah 750ml

Elephant Hill Hawkes Bay Syrah 2019 750ML Outstanding 96100 Cameron Douglas MS5 stars 95100 Sam Kims Wine Orbit5 stars 1920 Raymond Chan Wine Reviews5 stars The Wine Writer93100 The Winefolio Hand harvesting smallbatch fermentation and ageing in French oak barriques ensure a wine of great balance and finesse The 2018 Syrah is made with grapes from Hawkes Bay vineyards 99 Syrah cofermented with 1 of Viognier from Te Awanga All the grapes were gently destemmed pressed and aged for 18 months in 25 new French oak Established in 2003 Elephant Hill is located within a stones throw of the Pacific Ocean on the idyllic Te Awanga coast of Hawkes Bay on New Zealands North Island The winemaking at Elephant Hill is driven by tradition while not losing sight of what innovation can bring to the blend The aim is to make wines that are balanced elegant and a true expression of the vineyards they come from The best Vintage on record This big claim and one they hear perhaps very often in some parts of the industry but for the vineyards at Elephant Hill the 2018 Vintage has produced the best of all possible outcomes Not only they have met their yield target 985 but more importantly they produced the flavour profiles that are required to produce superior Reserve and Icon quality wines Alc 129