Te Mata Estate Bullnose Syrah 2021

A$85.00

Availability
In stock
Volume
750ml
Maker
Te Mata
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Region/Country
Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Rating
96 points

Description

The wine is named Bullnose after an early Morris Cowley car, which was nicknamed Bullnose due to its distinctive radiator. The bull emblem that appears on the wine label is drawn from the car’s radiator crest.

The individual lots were each destemmed and given a traditional warm-plunged fermentation. The resulting wines underwent extended maceration on skins before pressing and then a secondary malolactic fermentation. The separate wines were then run to a mixture of new and seasoned French oak barriques for 16 months’ maturation. During this time, they were regularly topped and racked, before blending and then bottling in November 2022.

Rating

Score
96 points
Reviewer
Review

This includes some Gimblett Gravel fruit, which gives black and white pepper, iodine, lead pencil, and black-fruit aromas and flavours. Tar and asphalt, too. Full-bodied and tied in with a lovely structure and focus. Linear and very racy. Terrific integration and structure.

Drinkable now, but better in two or three years.

Specifications

Closure
Cork
Serving Temp.
16-18 °C
Alcohol
13.5%
Cellar until
Now - 2036
Food pairing
Beef and Venison

Tasting Profile

Nose
Bullnose ’21 entices with a floral fragrance of lavender, violets and a dusting of cardamon and cinnamon developing on the palate into black cherry syrup, boysenberry and Turkish delight.
Palate
Grace notes of char, truffle and pink peppercorns appear in layer upon layer of velvet tannins that run from front to back in the wine – extending the mid-palate presence into a long, sustained finish of saturated and spiced red berries.

Te Mata Estate Bullnose Syrah 2021

Te Mata Estate Bullnose Syrah 2021
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