Wine Richmond Plains, Syrah, 2015
This particular Syrah is a hand-crafted gem by these organic pioneers. From hand-picked grapes to traditional plunging and delicate oak maturation, this wine delivers on elegance, spice, fruit and structure.
Characteristics
Wine Style:
Red - A rich, hand-crafted wine that is medium-bodied and offers delicious spice notes and soft tannins.
Tasting Notes:
A medium-bodied red from one of New Zealand's organic winemaking pioneers, this wine is ripe with juicy plum and jammy boysenberry flavours. Soft acidity and low tannins make it an approachable, crowd-friendly choice for your next dinner party.
Gastronomy:
Delicious with spicy food, curries and flavourful stews. Pickled fish and cured meats is a favourite.
Ageing method:
16 months in French oak.
Winemaking process:
The grapes were hand-harvested, de-stemmed, crushed and then transferred to an open-top fermenter. Traditional hand plunging of the cap was carried out throughout the wild ferment. The juice was then matured in French oak barrels where it aged for 16 months. The wine went through full malolactic fermentation in the spring and then blended, filtered and bottled.
