{screwcap, 13.5%} Still a blueish tinged garnet. Plums on the nose, black pepper, hint of malt. Seems cool-climate, but very ripe. The palate is medium-bodied, with low dusty tannins and medium acidity. It's gently savoury in character, tasting as the nose promised, but always with a sweet fruit twist, and has an even, gentle palate, finishing about medium length. Perhaps a touch on the simple side, but still pretty nice.
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Opened early. Very deep colour. Some fragrance with brambly fruit and some spice on the nose. Good fruit on the palate; dry but rather austere with forward, unbalanced acidity at this stage, in my view. It is perhaps too early to find this at its best but I expected more, given the reputation of this wine and its very high price in UK.
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Seriously good. Intense nose, full bodied, black fruits, pepper and great length. Develops well over a few hours. Great now and will probably improve over the next couple of years, but why wait.
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100% Syrah from vines originated from a Heritage clone of Syrah brought to New Zealand around 150 years ago. Produced from the gravelly soils of the Gimblett Gravels Vineyard in Hawkes Bay, North Island, New Zealand. Manual harvest. De-stemmed. Inoculated fermentation in open top stainless steel tanks. Aged 16 months in French oak barriques (20% new) Fined and filtered. 13.2% Abv. Proprietors: Terry and Mary Peabody and Family Chief Winemaker: Julian Grounds
A(ccuracy)=2: Deep crimson/ruby. Pure floral varietal. B(alance)=2: Robust components broadly-knit with marked acidity. C(omplexity)=2: Dark berries, black pepper. D(epth)=2: Tangy mouthfeel. Full length and finish.
Wine Tally Score [2,2,2,2] = 8/10
An interesting rendition from the North Island.
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The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are medium. There is light sediment in the bottle. It smells like black pepper, oak, blackberry, raspberry and lime. It tastes like black pepper, oak, blackberry and raspberry. The body is medium/full. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity.
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Bought £22.00 online Exel Wines, Perth UK March 2020
More inky/heavy/richer than I expected for a Hawke's Bay Syrah, more ''old fashioned Australian'' I suppose. Intense flavours here, opened way too young, I'll cellar until at least 2023. Previous vintages of this have had more white pepper, being lighter/more elegant; there's enough acid here but there's shed loads of fruit too, super-ripe - is there even a hint of it being jammy?? Balanced in the sense that some gentle tannins up against all that fruit. Some length, not especially dry, a pleasent finish. Medium+ body.
VFM?.....Hmmm, not especially a bargain, £22.00 is about right.
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Lacking body...just never makes it out of the gate. Some tannins that mill about but basically nothing to see here. No idea why others have rated this wine so highly.
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P&p. Leathery dark-red fruit and scrubby/Bay Laurel sorts of aromas, with some earthy and savory depth and a general sense of seriousness. Fairly concentrated, but lifted by good acidity. Firm structure, with lingering grippy tannins, yet reasonably open and approachable. Enjoyable and a good value (paid 32 NZD). Comes across as young; seems like drink or hold.
8/6/2023 - graemeg wrote:
{screwcap, 13.5%} Still a blueish tinged garnet. Plums on the nose, black pepper, hint of malt. Seems cool-climate, but very ripe. The palate is medium-bodied, with low dusty tannins and medium acidity. It's gently savoury in character, tasting as the nose promised, but always with a sweet fruit twist, and has an even, gentle palate, finishing about medium length. Perhaps a touch on the simple side, but still pretty nice.
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11/2/2021 - johnrm wrote:
Opened early. Very deep colour. Some fragrance with brambly fruit and some spice on the nose. Good fruit on the palate; dry but rather austere with forward, unbalanced acidity at this stage, in my view. It is perhaps too early to find this at its best but I expected more, given the reputation of this wine and its very high price in UK.
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5/19/2021 - lilolwindrinker wrote: 93 Points
Seriously good. Intense nose, full bodied, black fruits, pepper and great length. Develops well over a few hours. Great now and will probably improve over the next couple of years, but why wait.
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10/9/2020 - WineTally Likes this wine:
100% Syrah
from vines originated from a Heritage clone of Syrah brought to
New Zealand around 150 years ago. Produced from the gravelly soils of
the Gimblett Gravels Vineyard in Hawkes Bay, North Island, New Zealand.
Manual harvest. De-stemmed.
Inoculated fermentation in open top stainless steel tanks.
Aged 16 months in French oak barriques (20% new)
Fined and filtered.
13.2% Abv.
Proprietors: Terry and Mary Peabody and Family
Chief Winemaker: Julian Grounds
A(ccuracy)=2: Deep crimson/ruby. Pure floral varietal.
B(alance)=2: Robust components broadly-knit with marked acidity.
C(omplexity)=2: Dark berries, black pepper.
D(epth)=2: Tangy mouthfeel. Full length and finish.
Wine Tally Score [2,2,2,2] = 8/10
An interesting rendition from the North Island.
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[https://winetally.wixsite.com/vingnette2020]
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3/27/2020 - BrownSa Likes this wine: 93 Points
The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are medium. There is light sediment in the bottle. It smells like black pepper, oak, blackberry, raspberry and lime. It tastes like black pepper, oak, blackberry and raspberry. The body is medium/full. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity.
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3/17/2020 - Callum's Corkers Likes this wine: 90 Points
Bought £22.00 online Exel Wines, Perth UK March 2020
More inky/heavy/richer than I expected for a Hawke's Bay Syrah, more ''old fashioned Australian'' I suppose. Intense flavours here, opened way too young, I'll cellar until at least 2023. Previous vintages of this have had more white pepper, being lighter/more elegant; there's enough acid here but there's shed loads of fruit too, super-ripe - is there even a hint of it being jammy?? Balanced in the sense that some gentle tannins up against all that fruit. Some length, not especially dry, a pleasent finish. Medium+ body.
VFM?.....Hmmm, not especially a bargain, £22.00 is about right.
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12/9/2019 - willthethrill wrote: 89 Points
Lacking body...just never makes it out of the gate. Some tannins that mill about but basically nothing to see here. No idea why others have rated this wine so highly.
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8/28/2019 - Beerzebub Likes this wine:
P&p. Leathery dark-red fruit and scrubby/Bay Laurel sorts of aromas, with some earthy and savory depth and a general sense of seriousness. Fairly concentrated, but lifted by good acidity. Firm structure, with lingering grippy tannins, yet reasonably open and approachable. Enjoyable and a good value (paid 32 NZD). Comes across as young; seems like drink or hold.
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