SYRAH 2009
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Grape Variety: Syrah
Origin of fruit: Ripest selected berries, grown at Passage Rock and Oneroa Bay Vineyards Waiheke Island
Winemaking: After an excellent season the grapes for this wine were hand harvested and nurtured through the winemaking process. 10 month in 50% new oak(20/80 - French/American), egg white fined, coarse and sterile filtered
Typical flavours: Aromas of ripe blackberry, plum and spice supported by tasty vanillin oak.
Nature of the wine: medium to full bodied with beautifully balanced tannins, strong aromatics, especially spices and violet
Food Match: red meat, duck or pasta or on its own
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Cellaring potential: min. 5 years
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Accolades + Reviews
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2009 Syrah New Release
2008 Syrah 5 stars Winestate magazine, 2 Silver 5 stars NZ Listener.
2007 Syrah
4 stars Michael coopers wine guide
this Waiheke island red is consistently rewarding. Partly estate grown and fully matured in American and French Barriques the 2007 is full and youthfull in colour with a slight earthy nutty bouquet. Rich and supple, it shows good body, richness and complexity, but is slightly less concentrated than top vintages, drink now onwards.
84 points Bob Campbell
Rich Fleshy wine with vibrant berry flavours and tangy acidity. It seems a little too angular at this stage and will no doubt reward ageing for another year or two, solid gutsy red
2006 SYRAH
5 Stars Winestate
upper north island tasting
"Rich Waiheke Island Red , Deeply coloured, with bold blackberry, plum, blueberry and pepper flavours, hints of licorice and spice, with supple tannins, impressive density and ripeness"
5 STARS 94/100
"Decadently ripe fruit charachters with a generous amount of sweet oak, an incredibly attractive and immensley drinkable wine".
WINE ORBIT SEPTEMBER ISSUE
Silver Medal 2007
Bragatto Awards
“Passage Rock has
emerged to challenge
the best wines being
made on Waiheke Island
– this is clearly a winery
to watch”
BOB CAMPBELL MW |
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