Pask Declaration Gimblett Gravels Hawke's Bay Syrah 2021

Pask Declaration Gimblett Gravels Hawke's Bay Syrah 2021"Medium deep crimson. Beautiful raspberry, black pepper aromas with underlying roasted chestnut notes. Supple and expressive with plentiful pure raspberry, strawberry fruits fine slinky textures, lovely mid palate viscosity and well integrated roasted chestnut notes. Finishes chalky, juicy and minerally with a fine tannin plume. Elegantly styled but superbly balanced wine. Drink now 2028" Andrew Caillard, Gimblett Gravels AVS, 2023 Dense in colour

"Medium-deep crimson. Beautiful raspberry, black pepper aromas with underlying roasted chestnut notes. Supple and expressive with plentiful pure raspberry, strawberry fruits fine slinky textures, lovely mid palate viscosity and well-integrated roasted chestnut notes. Finishes chalky, juicy and minerally with a fine tannin plume. Elegantly styled but superbly balanced wine. Drink now - 2028" Andrew Caillard, Gimblett Gravels AVS, 2023

Dense in colour with purple margins, the nose shows lifted florals with just a hint of cassis and pepper spice. The palate is firm with elegantly handled tannin and a long savoury finish. Harvested March 2021. Tank fermented with gentle remontage for colour, flavour and tannin extraction. Considered time in oak for maturation, with regular racking for clarification and freshening.

After a spring with few frost events, the growing season saw mild summer days and cool nights with brief rain. The lead up to harvest was cool with refreshing winds and corresponding rainfall that kept the vineyards green and with solid canopies. Harvested mid March saw fruit that was ripe, clean and bright.

Gently handled throughout its winemaking the wine is an excellent example of a Gimblett Gravels Syrah. Elegant and poised with black peeper, cassis and dark fruit florals on the nose. The pallet is long and elegant with finely worked tannin. Estate bottled 15/10/2022.