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Mills Reef Elspeth Syrah 2006 |
| Produced By
Mills Reef Winery Ltd |
| Tasting Notes |
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This dark, fragrant red has distinctive aromas of spicy pepper, blackcurrant, boysenberry, musky violets and subtle cedary oak. The palate is powerful and rich, full bodied yet smooth and silky with dusty tannins, liquorice, coffee, pepper spice, leather and cedary oak, and a satisfying length that finishes soft and dry. |
| Winemakers Notes |
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They were hand-picked on 26th of April at 24.7° Brix, destemmed and cold soaked for 8 days before being 100% barrel fermented using indigenous yeast. A further cold soak post ferment was undertaken and the wine then aged in French oak barrels (80% new) for 15 months, with 3 aerated rackings throughout, and bottled under cork on the 12th of October 2007. |
| Viticulture Notes |
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The grapes for this distinguished single-vineyard wine were grown in our highly acclaimed Mere Road Vineyard in the Gimblett Gravels of Hawkes Bay. |
| Technical Details |
| Vintage: |
2006 |
| Variety: |
Syrah/Shiraz |
| Region: |
Hawkes Bay
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| Alcohol:
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14%
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| RS: |
nil |
| TA: |
6g/l |
| pH: |
3.53 |
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| TiZwine Accolades |
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| Best descibed as big, soft, rounded and juicy this is an excellent wine that is really easy to drink! There are layers of ripe fruit flavours combined with easy tannins and soft oak that create a really well balanced wine. |
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| Awards |
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