Te Mata Estate Bullnose Syrah 2018
A deep impressive magenta in colour, this vintage lifts sumptuous berry-fruit across dark star anise, violets and allspice. Classic Bullnose aromas jump from the glass: ripe, velvet tannins run the length of a palate that flashes with raspberry, espresso and cherry. Fresh, elegant, precise and gorgeously drinkable!
| Winemaker | Peter Cowley |
|---|---|
| Organic | No |
| SKU | 300219 |
Te Mata Estate Bullnose is a 100% fully-ripened Syrah hand-harvested from Te Mata Estate’s vineyards in the Hawkes Bay region. Individual lots were each destemmed and given a traditional warm-plunged fermentation. The resulting wines underwent extended maceration on skins before pressing and then a secondary malolactic fermentation. The separate wines were then run to a mixture of new and seasoned French oak barriques for 15 months’ maturation. During this time they were regularly topped and racked before egg-white fining, blending and bottling. A deep impressive magenta in colour, this 2015 vintage lifts sumptuous berry-fruit across dark star anise, violets and allspice. Classic Bullnose aromas jump from the glass: ripe, velvet tannins run the length of a palate that flashes with raspberry, espresso and cherry. Fresh, elegant, precise and gorgeously drinkable!
"Te Mata's 2018 Bullnose Syrah is a wonderfully fragrant, medium-bodied wine. Always one of the region's most aromatic Syrahs, it boasts hints of violets, cracked pepper and licorice strewn over a base of berry fruit. The tannins are silky and the extraction modest, so this wine is approachable young but still firm and concentrated enough to warrant cellaring for 5-7 years from the vintage."robertparker.com
5 STARS & SUPER CLASSIC - Michael Cooper Buyer's Guide to NZ Wines
96 POINTS - Wine Orbit Reviews (Sam Kim), Mar 2017
Cuisine Magazine Wine 2017:
"If there was Kiwi wine aristocracy, Te Mata would be it. Nestled in the foothills of the Te Mata heritage zone, they make some of the best wines in the country. Independent, family-owned, exclusively Hawke's Bay, and committed to making premium wine on site."
91 Points - robertparker.com
Deep magenta colour, with lifted aromas of berry fruits and hints of dark star anise, violets and allspice. Ripe, velvety tannins run the length of a palate that flashes with raspberry, espresso and cherry. Fresh, elegant, precise and gorgeously drinkable!