2016 Craggy Range Le Sol Syrah, Hawkes Bay
A$131.25
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LESOL16
Elegant, high energy syrah with a wonderfully perfumed aroma. Subtle power. Should develop very well indeed.10 OCT 2018
98 points Bob Campbell MW The Real Review
Le Sol, one of the country's most respected syrah labels, cracked through the NZD $100 barrier with the 2013 vintage and has continued to adjust the price in a northerly direction. This is the first vintage that a small amount (20%) of whole bunches has been used in the fermentation. Nicely perfumed and typically dense, rich syrah with a lovely texture and firm, rounded tannins. Powerful yet elegant wine with plum, berry and mixed spice flavours together with an interesting savoury edge.
98 pts – Bob Campbell, 30 JUL 2018, Drink 2018–2028
Enticing ripe blackberries and plums are framed in subtle, sweet baking-spice complexity and dusted in fine, white-pepper notes. The palate has suave, smooth and concentrated dark berries, presented in a very neatly articulated array of ripe, regal tannins. Great depth and resolve. Pure syrah. Drink now.
95 points James Suckling
100 TOP NEW RELEASE WINES
One of the stars in a tasting of every vintage back to the first in 2001. Attractively perfumed and typically dense, rich syrah with a lovely texture and firm, rounded tannins. Powerful yet elegant wine with plum, berry and mixed spice flavours. 5 stars.
98/100 Bob Campbell MW, Australian Gourmet Traveller WINE, January 2019
| Product/Service Sold Out | Yes |
|---|---|
| En Primeur | No |
| New Arrivals | No |
| Wine Type | Red Wine |
| Wine Style | Traditional |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Hawkes Bay |
| Varietals | Shiraz |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
| Wine Points | 98 |
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