Winery Elephant Hill - Airavata Syrah

Winery Elephant HillAiravata Syrah

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Airavata Syrah of Winery Elephant Hill is a red wine from the region of Hawke's Bay of North Island.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Airavata Syrah from the Winery Elephant Hill

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Airavata Syrah of Winery Elephant Hill in the region of North Island is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Airavata Syrah of Winery Elephant Hill in the region of North Island often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Elephant Hill's Airavata Syrah.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Canner seedless

Cross between hunisa and sultana obtained in 1931 in the United States by Professor Harold P. Olmo of the University of Davis (California). In France, this variety is almost unknown, but it is listed in the official catalogue of vine varieties intended for canning.

Last vintages of this wine

Airavata Syrah - 2017
In the top 100 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Airavata Syrah - 2015
In the top 100 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Airavata Syrah - 2014
In the top 100 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Airavata Syrah - 2013
In the top 100 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Airavata Syrah from Winery Elephant Hill are 2014, 2013, 2017, 2015

Informations about the Winery Elephant Hill

The winery offers 43 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Hawke's Bay in the region of North Island

The Winery Elephant Hill is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 43 wines for sale in the of Hawke's Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine North Island
In the top 1500 of of New Zealand wines
In the top 200 of of Hawke's Bay wines
In the top 60000 of red wines
In the top 95000 wines of the world

The wine region of Hawke's Bay

The wine region of Hawke's Bay is located in the region of North Island of New Zealand. We currently count 274 estates and châteaux in the of Hawke's Bay, producing 1268 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Hawke's Bay go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of North Island

New-zealand/north-island/northland">Northland, as its name suggests, is New Zealand's northernmost wine-producing region, around four hours' drive northwest of the country's largest city, Auckland. Most of the Northland region's wineries are situated on the east coast, particularly around the Bay of Islands and the Karikari Pensinula, with another cluster on the west coast near Kaitaia. The region's red wines are mostly produced from Syrah, Pinotage">Pinotage and the Hybrid variety Chambourcin. Chardonnay leads the way for white wine grape varieties; Pinot Gris, Viognier and Sauvignon Blanc are among the other varieties cultivated here.

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