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Bilancia is a small Hawkes' Bay producer of exceptional Pinot Gris, Viognier and Syrah. It is the label of winemakers Lorraine Leheny and Warren Gibson and was established in 1997 when Lorraine and Warren returned to New Zealand from winemaking overseas. The first wines were released in mid 1998. The word Bilancia (be-larn-cha)
means, in Italian, balance, equilibrium and harmony. These terms have obvious
connections with wine and winemaking, but also, Bilancia is the Italian word for the
Zodiac sign Libra which both The philosophy of balance, equilibrium and harmony is something that is carried
through all aspects of the winemaking and, hopefully, people will
see this when they drink the wines. The viticultural central point for Bilancia
is the 6 hectares (15 acres) of land covering the front and back of
Roys Hill (west of Hastings on State Highway 50) where, planted only on the North - Northwest facing slope, is the vineyard
known as la collina (col-ee-na), which
is Italian for "the hill". The upper most slopes and terraces are
planted to Syrah whilst the lower gently rising land and gravels
flat is planted to Viognier Fruit has been always been sourced
predominantly from Hawke's Bay although, for the 2000 to 2003
harvests some Pinot Gris was taken from
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2008 Bilancia la
collina Syrah Euro, Aussie and everywhere-else red so far this year. Such are the contradictions of La Collina. Hawke’s Bay syrah with pepper, graphite, coal,
flint, iron filings and the textural structure of dreams.”
Drink 2020-2028 97 points
Tyson Stelzer April 2011
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P O Box 2508 Stortford Lodge Hawkes Bay New Zealand 4153 |
Bilancia Limited |
Telephone/Fax: 64 6 844 4301 |
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