[SOLD-OUT] Craggy Range Le Sol Syrah 2020

 

"Haunting, complex syrah, with layers of flavours that include violet, floral, blackcurrant, dark cherry, black pepper and nutty oak flavours. Approachable now but with obvious cellaring potential. An intense, powerful wine with a lingering finish. Elegance on a grand scale." - Bob Campbell, MW

 

"Le Sol (French: the soil) is born of the renowned Gimblett Gravels viticultural appellation, with its gravelly soils attracting the sun in summer and insulating the vines in winter. The vines are planted in the stoniest parts of the vineyard to a heritage clone of Syrah brought to New Zealand in the 1840s. Intensively hand managed, the grapes reveal a deep dark Syrah with purple hues. Le Sol is always aromatically pure with a luscious yet elegant mid-palate and a distinctive fine tannin finish.

Deep, dark garnet with a burgundy hue. A plethora of notes leap from the glass– ripe red-blue fruit, boysenberry and blueberry are intertwined with the savoury complexity of black pepper and graphite. The palate is seamless and perfect to a point; voluptuous fruit greets the palate and fills the mouth. However, the exceptionally fine, graphite tannins come racing through and give the wine rarely seen persistence. Without a doubt, one of our finest releases to date." - Craggy Range

 

  Organic   Sustainably-made  

Country:

New Zealand

Region:

NZ- Hawkes Bay

Variety:

Wine Red - Shiraz

Size:

750mL