"Powerfully opulent yet gracious & sophisticated" Wine Orbit
Concentrated layers of black pepper, plum, black fruits, liquorice, spice, toast & new French oak
Fantastic with scotch Fillet with mushroom sauce & seasonal vegetables
Brookfields Hillside Hawke's Bay Syrah 2020
Brookfields Hillside Hawke's Bay Syrah 2020
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Awarded 95/100 Points & 5 Stars
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Sep 2021
Description
- French oak
- Plum & liquorice
- Black pepper
- Balanced
"Richly fruited and seductively perfumed, showing dark berry, vanillin oak, smoked game, and tapenade nuances, it's powerfully opulent yet gracious and sophisticated with outstanding depth and drive. Multi-layered and gratifying. At its best: 2023 to 2033" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Sep 2021
This exciting Hillside Syrah is very dark with concentrated black pepper, plum, black fruits, liquorice, spice, toast and new French oak. There is a magic element to the Hillside Syrah – so much is happening and there are layers of flavours. This ‘Hillside’ Syrah is elegantly balanced and seamless - plus will live for many years as have its predecessors.
A hillside site is adjacent the Bridge Pa township, in the heart of Hawke’s Bay. The vines were irrigated during their establishment, but once maturity was reached the irrigation was turned off. The site is sheltered from cool southerly breezes due to its northerly aspect, hence it is very hot during the summer. The vineyard is a mix of Mass Selection (MS) and Clone 470. Both clones ripen at the same time. The 470 clone is renowned for its colour and intensity whereas the Mass Selection has full flavours, so hence it is a heavenly match.
Harvested on the 11th April, the intensely flavoured Syrah was destemmed, crushed and fermented in closed fermentation tanks. Following pressing, the wine underwent malolactic fermentation and was then racked into new French oak barriques. The wine was taken out of the oak barrels 18 months after maturation, and then estate bottled.
Food Pairing: Scotch Fillet with mushroom sauce and seasonal vegetables.
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