Background
Le Sol (French: the soil) is born of the renowned Gimblett Gravels viticultural appellation, with its gravelly soils attracting the sun in summer and insulating the vines in winter. The vines are planted in the stoniest parts of the vineyard to a heritage clone of Syrah brought to New Zealand in the 1840s. Intensively hand managed, the grapes reveal a deep dark Syrah with purple hues. Le Sol is always aromatically pure with a luscious yet elegant mid-palate and a distinctive fine tannin finish.
Tasting Note
Deep and dark with a purple hue. An overwhelming presence that suggests this wine will live to be iconic. The nose is flush with mulberry, violets, lavender and cocoa. While young and vibrant with taut tannins, the palate is complex, deep and intoxicating – so much dark, black fruit, changing with each mouthful.
In the Vineyard
Wet up until Christmas, then dry and warm through ripening peroid. Iconic.
In the Cellar
- 100% Hand harvested
- Whole Bunch- 65%
- Destemmed – 35%
- Fermentation Vessel – Open top french cuve and closed top stainless
- Fermentation – Indigenous
- Barrel Type – French oak barriques
- New Barrel % – 38%
- Maturation – 17 months
- Fining- No
- Filtration- Yes – coarse filtration
- Bottled- Dec -20
Food Match
Braised beef, strong blue-based cheese
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