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Red
2015 Craggy Range Syrah Le Sol Gimblett Gravels Vineyard
Syrah
- New Zealand
- North Island
- Hawke's Bay
- Gimblett Gravels
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Community Tasting Notes 7
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briangenius Likes this wine: 92 points
April 6, 2024 - Decanted for 4hrs then tasted again the next night. Smooth but lack of depth. Price:quality ratio is questionable
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Wine_Hoarder Likes this wine: 93 points
August 30, 2023 - Agree with the reviews by Azzah and Jmoon below. Popped and poured. Very approachable with 15 mins in the glass. Goes down very smoothly / easily indeed. A note on quality:price. You can pick up an identical quality St Joseph for half the price, but this has travelled to the opposite side of the globe (NZ-->UK) so I cannot complain too much. Drink now or hold. I imagine this would be superb with sausages, but I say that about most wines. Perhaps I just love sausages.
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azzah Likes this wine: 93 points
May 22, 2022 - Really enjoyed this, but not sure the quality to price ratio is there. Blueberry, black pepper, vanilla, a savoury vegemite-like flavour. Very smooth and seamless with a minerally acidity keeping things fresh and long. Love the Hawkes Bay pepper.
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jmoon Likes this wine: 92 points
August 23, 2020 - Started out to be promising with good fresh dark fruits and quite a savoury skin, but is falling apart into a nervous sour wreck. I’ve resisted a score as I suspect it may be in an awkward or dumb phase.
Edited after a month in a coravin.
Unbelievably this is now pure dark delicious and nth rhone like... beautiful 92. -
Redneck Jew Likes this wine: 92 points
July 19, 2020 - With Tom Parker. A bit young. After 4 hour decant it presented a fairly balanced profile.
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Pro Reviews 6
Add a Pro ReviewJancisRobinson.com
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By Richard Hemming, MW
12/18/2019 (link)(Craggy Range, Gimblett Gravels Le Sol Syrah Hawke's Bay Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By Andrew Jefford
Gimblett Gravels, 4/23/2018 (link)(Craggy Range, Le Sol, Gimblett Gravels, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Julia Harding, MW
1/25/2018 (link)(Craggy Range, Gimblett Gravels Le Sol Syrah Hawke's Bay Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
12/6/2017 (link)(Craggy Range, Gimblett Gravels Le Sol Hawke's Bay Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JamesSuckling.com
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By James Suckling
9/18/2017 (link)(Craggy Range Hawkes Bay Le Sol Gimblett Gravels, Red, New Zealand) Subscribe to see review text.
The WINEFRONT
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By Gary Walsh
7/1/2017 (link)(Craggy Range Le Sol Syrah) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2015
- Type Red
- Producer Craggy Range
- Varietal Syrah
- Designation Le Sol
- Vineyard Gimblett Gravels Vineyard
- Country New Zealand
- Region North Island
- SubRegion Hawke's Bay
- Appellation Gimblett Gravels
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 19 (5%)
- In Cellars 287 (78%)
- Consumed 62 (17%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 5 votes
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- CountryNew Zealand
- RegionNorth Island
- SubRegionHawke's Bay
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