Australasian Pinot Gris Trophy - Winestate Magazine Wine of the Year Awards 2010
Silver medal - Bragato 2010 Wine Awards
5 stars - Michael Cooper, Winestate Magazine
2008 Vintage
Greystone Syrah 2008
Our very first release of this special wine. Tiny amounts produced from blocks on the highest point of our vineyard, one of which is known as Nick’s Home Block!
Very complex nose, hints of ripe red berry fruit, cocoa, cinnamon, tobacco and all spice. Lovely warm rich mouth feel, dark plum, blackberry, mulberry and hints of chocolate and liquorice. Delicious stuff!
Viticulturist's Notes
Our most elevated block (block 9) holds two thirds of our Syrah and
faces into the Nor’Wester wind which keeps the canopy dry and contributes to
ripening – giving small intense berries.
The block is high in limestone content which helps to give fruit with a
good acid/tannin balance.
Our other block (block 8) is steeper and looks directly at the afternoon sun over the summer months. The fruit here ripens slightly earlier as the vines struggle for water on the ridge of the block. Both blocks are rigorously fruit thinned throughout the season. All Syrah is two-cane pruned on VSP trellising
Winemaker's Notes
Our Syrah is totally hand selected and picked
late in the season once the vines have had every opportunity to ripen their
small crop load of around 500 g per vine. The fruit is crushed before going
into small open top fermenters for fermentation. Hand plunging several times a
day assists in good colour and tannin extraction. Once fermented and pressed
our Syrah goes into 65 % new French Oak for a full years maturation before
filtration and bottling. This wine was not fined as we believe further
softening will take place under the cork closure.
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Date of Harvest 16th & 22nd May 2008 Brix at Harvest 25.8 pH 3.46 Alcohol 14.5% Cellaring 2009 – 2015 |
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Non Member Price $55.00 NZD
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