2019 TWR Single-Vineyard 5182 Syrah

TWR

New Zealand / Marlborough / TWR

We planted our first Syrah here on the home block in 2004 and have been producing it since 2007. This is our tenth release of Syrah as it was not released from the 2014, 2017 or 2018 vintages. This 2019 release is a blend of two of the different clones planted on the home vineyard. It exhibits the great fragrance, savouriness and suppleness that we love about cool-climate Syrah and might just surprise a few doubters.
All fruit for this wine was hand-picked and hand-sorted, then destemmed and berry sorted as to ensure that only pristine, perfect Syrah berries made it into the fermenters. The fruit was gently transferred to small one-tonne open fermenters and hand-plunged up to three times daily. It spent 23 days on skins in total (cold soak for 6-7 days, 6-7 day ferment and up to 9 days post-ferment maceration). Pressed off on taste then filled to oak after 24 hours. All in French oak for 12 months, various different coopers, 50% new, balance in older oak. Bottled unfined with minimal filtration.
This Syrah exhibits fragrant notes of mulberry, black pepper and violets with some complex savoury notes and hints of coffee and spice. The ripe, supple tannins combine with concentrated flavours of mulberries, omega plums and spice. The palate carries onto more savoury and complex flavours and finishes with a lingering persistence of fruit, fine tannin and well integrated oak. - Anna Flowerday

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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.