2023 Discovery Syrah

2025-04-15T15:11:53+08:00

Price: 30.00

Spicy Syrah perfume | Generous tannin

Margaret River Syrah is noteworthy because of its fragrance and attractiveness in it’s youth.

Aromas of juicy black cherries and boysenberries with a grind of black pepper. The palate possesses a fine grained texture comprising of ripe tannin which adds to the structure and depth of the wine.

AWARDS

93 pts Halliday Wine Companion, Jane Faulkner "Highly appealing from first sniff. Lovely aromatics - all pepper and spice, red fruits with mint and licorice. While good fruit is at its heart, this is deliciously savoury with some charcuterie/salami coming through. The tannins are textural and a little grainy, the palate fuller bodied but not heavy, and there's good acidity throughout."

Winemaker's Notes

ALCOHOL

14.0% by Vol | 8.3 Standard Drinks

FOOD MATCHING

Shepard’s pie | stuffed mushrooms | a hearty dip

GROWING SEASON

The 2022 to 2023 growing season in Margaret River was one of the highlights in my 33 years of winemaking. Gentle and sustained sunny days provided fruit characterized by intense aromatics, coating natural acidity, and ultrafine tannin and tension.

VARIETY

Syrah (Shiraz) 100%

WINEMAKING

Syrah is picked at moderate ripeness to retain elegance and natural acidity. Whole berries are cool fermented atop whole bunches (25%) at 20 to 22 oC resulting in a subtle aromatic lift and introducing a wilder spice element to the otherwise pure Syrah perfume. A cool climate, medium bodied and balanced Syrah.

MATURATION

Aged on fine lees in 500L large format French oak puncheons, 15% of which were new, for 10 months. Oak was sourced mainly from the Allier and Vosges forests.

CELLARING POTENTIAL

Up to 5 years

HARVESTED

29th March 2023