Paritua Hawke's Bay Syrah 2019

Paritua Hawke's Bay Syrah 2019French oak Black Doris plum Black olive & pepper Firm, fine tannins "Beautifully styled and refined, the enticing bouquet shows blackberry, sweet cherry, game and toasted nut characters with a hint of spicy complexity. It's succulent and supple on the palate delivering excellent weight and roundness, combined with silky texture and polished tannins, offering wonderful structure and length" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, May 2021 "Dense, almost inky Syrah with

• French oak
• Black Doris plum
• Black olive & pepper
• Firm, fine tannins

"Beautifully styled and refined, the enticing bouquet shows blackberry, sweet cherry, game and toasted nut characters with a hint of spicy complexity. It's succulent and supple on the palate delivering excellent weight and roundness, combined with silky texture and polished tannins, offering wonderful structure and length" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, May 2021

"Dense, almost inky Syrah with dark berry, red-fleshed plum, dark chocolate, liquorice and black pepper supported by fine, graphite tannins. An impressive wine with serious cellaring potential" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, May 2021

"Pure, fresh, ripe and complex. Aromas of red berries and raspberry, fresh meats and oyster mushrooms, barrel spices and toasty smokey oak. Complex and inviting, youthful and compelling. Equally intense on the palate with a core of ripe red berry fruit flavours then meaty, countryside flavours and spices. A hard stone mineral quality, firm tannins, backbone of acidity and a touch of pepper spice. A really lovely wine needing a little more time to develop and settle in" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier

"Deeply coloured, the 2019 vintage (4.5*) was grown in the Bridge Pa Triangle and matured for 14 months in French oak casks (50 per cent new).  Floral, with a spicy, vividly varietal bouquet, it is mouthfilling, with strong, youthful plum, spice and black pepper flavours, savoury notes adding complexity, and ripe, supple tannins" Michael Cooper's Wine Buyer's Guide

A fragrant and complex bouquet of violet, plum, black cherry, and blueberry with hints of black pepper and 5 spice. This is a beautifully balanced and complex wine with Black Doris plum, black cherry, sweet prune and black olive flavours supported by a silky textured palate with firm but fine-grained tannins. There is also a hint of smokey oak giving this Syrah great structure and length.

The vines are managed to crop light and have good fruit exposure. Fruit thinning takes place to one bunch per cane to maximize ripening potential. Harvest is all by hand once the grapes have achieved physiological and perfect ripeness.

2019 gave them long, hot, sunny summer days with moderate-cool nights for very good ripening conditions, whilst preserving fresh acidity. It was a dry year and they had the luxury of optimal picking decisions not hurried by the threat of rain.

Whole bunches are destemmed and partially crushed. They aim for about 20% whole berry in the tank. After several days, the ferment is started and kept under 30°C. Regular pump-overs will keep the cap submerged and extract the fine skin tannins present in this wine. Malo-lactic fermentation takes place in tank during maceration. The wine undergoes elevage for 14 months in a mix of French oak Barriques and Puncheons (50% new), it is racked once before bottling the year following harvest.

Food Pairing: Food matches include wild pork, red meats, game dishes and salmon.