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2009 Te Mata "Bullnose" Syrah Hawkes Bay

SKU #1088710 94 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Produced since 1992, the vines for the Bullnose Syrah are now 20 years old. Purple-black in color, the 2009 Bullnose Syrah gives up a pronounced nose of blueberry compote and blackberry pie filling with hints of cloves, moss covered bark, allspice, toast and aniseed with a whiff of white pepper. Medium bodied and concentrated in the mouth, it gives a good structure of crisp acid and firm, ripe, rounded tannins, finishing long and peppery. Drink it now to 2018+. (10/ 2011)

K&L Notes

First produced in 1992, the "Bullnose" Syrah was one of New Zealand's first ventures into this captivating French grape. All of the fruit comes from the Bullnose Vineyard--named for the classic Morris Cowley car that was nicknamed "Bullnose" for its unique radiator--in the Ngatarawa Triangle district of Hawke's Bay. The 2009 version is quite hedonistic on the nose, with scents of framboise and kirsch, with floral lavender notes and spice adding to its aromatic complexity. It fills the mouth with creamy red fruits framed by supple tannins and spice. Enjoy now and over the next decade.

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Price: $31.99
RP 94

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By: Jim Chanteloup |  K&L Staff Member  |  Review Date: 5/16/2012  | Send Email
This is just a gorgeous, elegant expression of Syrah. The bouquet shows floral notes of dusty rose and carnation with raspberry and boysenberry fruit character enhanced by minerals and black pepper spice. On the palate a light mocha note emerges with superb balancing acidity and length.If you haven't had a Syrah from New Zealand,this is one of the best, and a must try.

By: Ryan Woodhouse |  K&L Staff Member  |  Review Date: 4/27/2012  | Send Email
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This is a stunningly elegant and perfumed Syrah playing a perfect balance between old world balance and new world fruit. Powerful dark red fruits and some sweet spice give way to hints leather and a definite cured meat element reminiscent of fine Northern Rhone Syrah. The tannins are incredibly fine and silky with acid playing the real structural role. A great wine to be savored.
Drink from 2012 to 2018

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Varietal:

Shiraz/Syrah

- One of France's noblest black grape varieties, Syrah is known for its intense and distinctive perfume reminiscent of briar fruit, tar, spice and black pepper and its firm structure. One of few black grape varietals frequently vinified on its own, the best examples of Syrah come from the Northern Rhône, particularly Hermitage, but also Côte-Rôtie, Cornas, Crozes-Hermitage and St-Joseph. These wines are very astringent in their youth, though some Crozes-Hermitage and St-Joseph can be enjoyed young, relatively speaking. Given the requisite patience, though, these wines can reveal amazing complexity and secondary fruit characteristics like plum and blackcurrant as well as subtle hints of smoke and flowers. In the Southern Rhône, Syrah is used to add structure and complexity to wines dominated by Grenache and complemented by Mourvèdre, like the more immediately drinkable Côte du Rhônes, as well as the long-lived wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. In recent years, plantings of Syrah have spread throughout the Languedoc-Roussillon where it is produced on its own or blended with other varietals. Outside of France, the most important Syrah growing country is easily Australia, where it is called Shiraz. Quality levels here depend greatly on yields and geography, and the wines range from bold, fruity and easy-drinking to intense and ageable, like the famed Penfolds Grange. Often bottled on its own, in Australia Syrah is also can be blended with Grenache and Mourvèdre, as in the Southern Rhône, and is increasingly combined with Cabernet Sauvignon. Syrah has also been steadily increasing in popularity in California, thanks to a group of advocates called the Rhône Rangers. Its most successful iterations come from the Central and Sonoma Coasts, where winemakers are pushing boundaries and creating some incredible wines. In recent years Syrah has also found a number of proponents in Washington State, which is definitely a region to watch for this variety.
Country:

New Zealand

- A Southern Pacific island 1,000 miles from the nearest land-mass (Australia), New Zealand has a maritime climate, suitable for wine production of excellent quality. For better or worse, this was discovered by New Zealand agriculturalists relatively recently (end of the 20th century), thus the wine industry is virtually brand new. Although most influenced by Australian academia, New Zealand's wine industry has begun to adopt many European and California viticultural and enological practices. Although the New Zealand wine biz is known most for its Sauvignon Blanc, the most planted variety is Chardonnay, with Pinot Noir gaining in popularity. Click for a list of bestselling items from New Zealand.