Winery Elephant Hill - Syrah

Winery Elephant HillSyrah

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The 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).
The Syrah of the Winery Elephant Hill is in the top 80 of wines of Hawke's Bay.

Taste structure of the Syrah from the Winery Elephant Hill

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the 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

Wine with spices taste

pepper, white pepper

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with earth taste

smoke, leather

Wine with floral taste

violet, lavender

On the nose the Syrah of Winery Elephant Hill in the region of North Island often reveals types of flavors of cherry, microbio or game and sometimes also flavors of cinnamon, dark fruit or boysenberries.

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

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

Discover the grape variety: Landal

Landal noir is a grape variety that originated in France. It is a variety resulting from a cross of the same species (interspecific hybridization). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. The Landal noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: Languedoc & Roussillon, Savoie & Bugey, Rhone Valley.

Last vintages of this wine

Syrah - 2018
In the top 80 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Syrah - 2017
In the top 80 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Syrah - 2016
In the top 80 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Syrah - 2015
In the top 80 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Syrah - 2014
In the top 80 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Syrah - 2013
In the top 80 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Syrah - 2012
In the top 80 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Syrah from Winery Elephant Hill are 2018, 2016, 2012, 2009 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Elephant Hill

The winery offers 42 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 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 850 of of New Zealand wines
In the top 85 of of Hawke's Bay wines
In the top 35000 of red wines
In the top 55000 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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