Te Mata Estate Vineyards Syrah 2021

Te Mata Estate Vineyards Syrah 2021Te Mata Estate was established in 1896, specialising in high quality wines of classical style. The winery remains family owned, producing internationally recognized wines exclusively from its Hawke's Bay vineyards. The Estate Syrah is the younger brother to Te Mata's flagship Syrah, 'Bullnose'. It is a delicious and exceptionally well priced blend of three subregions, predominantly the famed Gimblett Gravels, supplemented with fruit from Dartmoor

The palate follows on from there

tannins come to the fore as the wine moves across the tongue towards a long finish

There is a clay ridge (lake bed sediments) that originates on the eastern side of Block 3 and separates the two blocks

It was planted in 1997 by respected viticulturist Ray Guerin and is meticulously managed by his son Mark

including fermentation and assemblage (blending)

In cooler years

"Permanent swards and steep hillside viticulture came from studies in Germany

5 hectare vineyard with 8 clones of Pinot Noir at a spacing of 5000 vines/ha and the first vintage (made in the Hunter Valley) was released in 2013

The wine is extremely elegant

Early Bin 389 vintages were made with fruit from around the Adelaide foothills

When I finished my undergraduate degree I joined Southcorp Wines as a graduate winemaker and spent time at Lindeman’s Wines in Mildura

the flavours of grapefruit and lemon