Bilancia Trelinnoe Hawke's Bay Syrah 2020

Description

Floral, Mocha, Spice

“Dense, concentrated wine with plum, savoury/tobacco, black pepper, baked earth and mocha flavours. Delicious now but should become even more complex and integrated with bottle age. Serious Syrah" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, The Real Review

"Fabulous aromas of brambleberries, peppercorns and crushed black pepper. Rose petal. Crushed stone. Medium to full body. Hints of dried meat and sandalwood. White pepper. Oyster shell. Refined. Better in a year or two. Drink or hold" James Suckling, Jamessuckling.com

"On the nose, this is saturated with raspberry coulis and red licorice, pink peppercorns, graphite and black tea, rose petals and blood. It smells sumptuous and looks vibrant and almost light. I'm thinking supple. Yes. Uber fine, with a chalky, silky flow. This is a delicious wine. It's exactly what you'd hope for in medium-weight Syrah. It's perfectly ripe without a hint of anything over that. This is gorgeous wine. Seamless. Almost three years in barrel, with none new. The future is so bright here. I'm looking forward to seeing it again sometime" Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

2020 was a spectacular vintage for Hawke’s Bay and this Syrah shows the beauty of that vintage. Ripe, full fruit and complexity with little influence from oak, showing Hawke’s Bay spice and dark fruits. Despite it’s proximity to the la collina vineyard this wine exhibits a very different tannin structure and is more brooding in its youth. This wine is ready to drink on release and will continue to develop positively for 10—15 years.