Elephant Hill Hawkes Bay Syrah 2021

This Syrah blend was grown in our three vineyards, perfectly combining soft, ripe berry fruit & delicate spiced flavours, smooth texture with underlying structure, medium body & freshness. A refined & silky Hawke's Bay Syrah from an exceptional vintage.

This is the estate bottling, which blends fruit from their three vineyards: Gimblett Gravels, Bridge Pa and Te Awanga. It includes a co-ferment with about 1% viognier (no doubt inspired by Côte-Rôtie). 22 months of ageing and harmonising in French oak has given it a smoothness and elegance which makes it approachable now despite hailing from a superb vintage (and therefore more than capable of ageing). One to buy by the case.

Dark crimson. A subtle, more muted nose with an inward quality. Suggestions of cinnamon, pepper, plum, blackberry and coffee with chocolate oak notes weaving in and out of the bouquet. The palate is showing the start of savoury development with late, integrated and smooth tannins. Overall, a seamless and well-measured package which has had time to come together nicely. The trimmed mid-weight flavours suggest the capacity to develop further in the near term. This wine is both elegant and sinewy in equal measure and drinking well now. Stephen Wong The Real Review

Shipping Costs:

Store Pickup: Free
Auckland Region: $6.00
Central North Island (Whangarei to Rotorua excl. Auckland): $12.00
Rest of North Island: $15.00
South Island: $20.00

Approximate delivery times:

North Island: Next working day for orders placed before 3pm.

South Island: 2 working days for orders placed before 3pm.

*Please allow an additional 1-2 days for all rural deliveries.

** Freight times given are an approximate guide only and Point Wines cannot guarantee exact delivery times. Couriers may occasionally be delayed due to unforeseen circumstances. Delays may also occur due to stock levels.