Paritua Stone Paddock Hawke's Bay Syrah 2021

Description

• French oak
• Blackberry
• Five spice
• Red plum

"Delightfully fruited and inviting with dark plum, sweet cherry, floral and mixed spice aromas, it's succulent and supple in the mouth delivering silky texture and a lingering juicy finish. Upfront and friendly, offering charming drinking. At its best: now to 2028" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Mar 2021

"Moderately intense, supple, elegant Syrah with floral, violet, dark berry, cassis, black pepper and chocolate-mocha flavours. Bright, vibrant wine that can be enjoyed now or after a little more bottle age" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Sep 2022

"Deep ruby-red, slightly lighter on the rim. This has a fresh, enticing bouquet packed with blackberry, cherry, chocolate and clove. Medium-full bodied, aromas of blackberry and dark cherry entwined with dark cocoa, clove, nutmeg and a hint of meaty nuance. Fine-grained tannins contribute to weight and structure. The succulent fruit shows a depth of flavour with spice complexity; lively acidity supports a moderately long finish" Candice Chow, Raymond Chan Reviews, Apr 2023

An aroma of dark blackberry and violets, mixed spice, clove with a hint of pepper. The palate is elegant and plush with fruit flavours of red plum and blackberry, five spice and white pepper round off the finish.

Two clones of Syrah are grown in our Triangle vineyard. Soils are stony river gravels with a silt loam cover. The loam top layer varies in depth from 50cm deep to being completely absent. This causes some variation in ripening, with the silty areas producing slightly higher degrees of pepper notes and the stones providing the riper floral and fruit spectrum. Fruit thinning is essential, and the canopy is fastidiously managed to allow good sunlight and airflow over the grapes.

The fruit was destemmed and passed over our optical grape sorter, then partially crushed to tank. Fermentation was preceded by a short period of cold soaking. Fermentation temperatures reached 30°C and daily cap management varied from two to three pump-overs a day. Barrel maturation is in French oak barriques for 12 months or more of which 20% new. This wine is unfined and was filtered before bottling. Drink from now till 2030.

Food Pairing: Wild Venison, slow cooked beef, eggplant based dishes.