|
|
4th in the Cuisine NZ Syrah Tasting with only 5 Syrah's scoring 5 stars out of 65 entered. "This high stepping exuberant wine kicks off with an abundance of floral aromatics. Spicy dark fruit is tempered with a savoury, inky, salty note. A deft structure leaves an impression of both plumpness and lightness. Try it with Peking duck." Cuisine. Also 18½ Points, 5 Stars Raymond Chan and 4½ Stars Michael Cooper and 90+/100 from Robert Parkers Wine Advocate that writes "Aged in French oak barriques, 31% new, for 15 months, the 2009 Gimblett Gravels Syrah casts a deep garnet-purple color and pronounced black cherry, blackberry and black plum aromas with an edge of pepper and baking spices. Crisp, medium bodied and well supported with firm, chewy tannins, it offers just enough fruit in the mouth marked by refreshing acid and finishing long. Drinking now, it should cellar through 2016."
.
|
