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“La collina is the greatest Syrah to ever come out of New Zealand, and it single-handedly positions this country, for the first time among the great Shiraz producers of the world.” TASTE FOOD & WINE 2008 Matthew Jukes and Tyson Stelzer |
98««««« 2008 Bilancia la
collina Syrah "Supremely
elegant and surprisingly accessible, although there is an undercurrent of
flavour that will need time to reveal itself. The wine has a great
texture – fine grained with a silken sweetness" Bob Campbell, MW, Australian Gourmet Traveller WINE, June/July 2010
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The la collina vineyard is a steep, terraced and incline planted hillside vineyard on the North/Northwest facing slopes of Roys Hill, west of Hastings, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. The hillside is protected from the cooling effects of the southerly and southwesterly winds and during the growing season is bathed in sunshine. |
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The subsoil type is
sandstone/limestone which can be managed unirrigated in all but the driest of
seasons. The site is frost free and due to the windy aspect has extremely low
disease pressure. Bunch and berry sizes are very small and the crop levels are
self regulating due to harshness of the flowering conditions. Normal crop
loading is less than 1 kg per vine. This is a truly unique site that expresses
itself in the aromatics and textural qualities of the resulting wine. Provencal
herbs (Thyme, Rosemary and Lavender) are continually being planted on the
terraces for stability and aesthetics and nuances of these appear in the
aromatics and flavour of the wine.
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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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