2016 TWR Single-Vineyard 5182 Syrah

TWR

New Zealand / Marlborough / TWR

This wine is our ninth release of Syrah and is a blend of four different clones planted on the home vineyard. All fruit for this wine was hand-picked, hand-sorted then destemmed and berry sorted as to ensure that only pristine, perfect Syrah berries made it into the fermenters. Gently transferred to small one tonne open fermenters, and hand plunged up to 3 times daily. Cold soak for 6-7 days, 6-7 day ferment, 5-7 days post ferment maceration. Pressed off on taste then filled to oak after 24hrs. All in French oak for 12 months, various different coopers, 35% new, balance in older oak. Bottled un-fined with minimal filtration. Alcohol 13%; pH 3.63; TA 5.4g/L. – Anna Flowerday, TWR

October, 2018

Nick Stock

jamessuckling.com

94 points

Impressive, spicy dark plums and blackberries with attractive, white peppery fragrance. The palate has a smooth array of mixed berries with chocolate chiming in at the finish. Great depth and concentration and good aging potential.

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About TWR

Te Whare Ra (TWR) is a small vineyard and winery located in the Marlborough sub-region of Renwick. The 11Ha vineyard was first planted in 1979 and since 2003 has been owned by winemakers Anna and Jason Flowerday. Yields are kept low, the vineyard is managed with a combination of organic and biodynamic practices and all the fruit is handpicked and hand-sorted.  The wines are made with minimal intervention in a small winery which has been specifically set up for small-batch winemaking.  The aromatic wines have carved out a reputation for TWR as a member of New Zealand’s elite, while the improbably good Syrah and Pinot Noir are opening people’s eyes to Marlborough’s potential for red wines of distinction.
Biodynamic producer, certified organic
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About

Anna Flowerday hails from McLaren Vale and kicked off her career there amid a thoroughly talented pack of young winemakers in the mid-1990s. She worked for Hardys for seven years all up, culminating in an aromatically formative stint at Leasingham in Clare Valley. It was during her time at Hardys that she met and fell in love with Jason Flowerday, a third-generation viticulturalist from Marlborough. Eventually they struck out together and in 2003 bought Te Whare Ra, home to one of the oldest vineyards in Marlborough, originally planted in 1979. Together they manage the estate with a combination of organic and biodynamic practices and have cemented this region's reputation not only as an impeccable source of aromatic whites but also as a force to be reckoned with for both Pinot Noir and Syrah.