Spy Valley Syrah 2010

Tasting Notes

Spy Valley Syrah 2010 - Paul Bourgeois

The Syrah is produced from our vines planted in the warmest part of our Waihopai Valley vineyard. This vineyard site features rocks, stones, boulders and gravel and we look forward to seeing the site expression evolve in the wines. The wine is aged for around 18 months in tight grained French oak barrels. This wine shows classic cool climate Syrah aromas of white pepper and rich plummy fruit with a silken texture.

Country

New Zealand

Region

Marlborough

Vineyards

Johnson Estate Lodge Block

Variety

100% Syrah

Harvest Date

27 April 2010

Brix at Harvest

26 °Brix

Viticulturalist

Adam McCone

Soils

Stony riverbed soils, excessively well drained

Winemakers

Paul Bourgeois and Kathy-Lee Sowman

Winemaking

Hand-picked from our warmest vineyard block and fermented with natural yeasts in an open top vat, the wine spent 18 months in French oak barrels before being bottled, unfiltered.

Colour

Deep purple

Bouquet

Dried spice, cocoa and Christmas pudding.

Palate

Powerful and generous, the texture ends with a crisp, cracked pepper note, and a lingering impression of nuts, and dark berry fruits.

Release Date

February 2012

Cellaring

3-5 years

Analysis

Residual Sugar:

<2.0 g/L

pH:

3.65

TA:

6.5 g/L

Alcohol:

15% v/v

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