La Collina Syrah
The la collina vineyard is a steep, terraced and incline planted hillside vineyard on the North/Northwest facing slopes of Roys Hill, west of Hastings, Hawke’s Bay. The hillside is protected from the cooling effects of the southerly and southwesterly winds and during the growing season is bathed in sunshine. The subsoil type is sandstone/limestone which can be managed unirrigated in all but the driest of seasons. The site is frost free and due to the windy aspect has extremely low disease pressure. Bunch and berry sizes are very small and the crop levels are self regulating due to harshness of the flowering conditions. Normal crop loading is less than 1 kg per vine. This is a truly unique site that expresses itself in the aromatics and textural qualities of the resulting wine. Provencal herbs (Thyme, Rosemary and Lavender) are continually being planted on the terraces for stability and aesthetics and nuances of these appear in the aromatics and flavour of the wine. The la collina vineyard is a steep, terraced and incline planted hillside vineyard on the North/Northwest facing slopes of Roys Hill, west of Hastings, Hawke’s Bay. The hillside is protected from the cooling effects of the southerly and southwesterly winds and during the growing season is bathed in sunshine. The subsoil type is sandstone/limestone which can be managed unirrigated in all but the driest of seasons. The site is frost free and due to the windy aspect has extremely low disease pressure. Bunch and berry sizes are very small and the crop levels are self regulating due to harshness of the flowering conditions. Normal crop loading is less than 1 kg per vine. This is a truly unique site that expresses itself in the aromatics and textural qualities of the resulting wine. Provencal herbs (Thyme, Rosemary and Lavender) are continually being planted on the terraces for stability and aesthetics and nuances of these appear in the aromatics and flavour of the wine.

Notes
98% Syrah, 2% Viognier, fermented together. 18 months in new Burgundy barrels. Dense purple violet. Beautiful aroma of flowers, spiced cherry, subtle chocolate, pepper and savoury oak, concentrated fruit flavours of raisin, red and purple berries and juicy plums underpinned by a plethora of spices and succulent firm silky tannins seduce the palate. Intense and concentrated - a very powerful full-bodied wine with a firm acid backbone and dark dusty savoury oak harmonizing with the fruit and culminating in a warm ripe finish with a savoury, tarry aftertaste that has a peppery flourish and mouthfilling blackberry.


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75cl 2006 Red 6 £62.90 BUY BUY




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