Craggy Range Le Sol Gimblett Gravels Syrah Vintage 2016

Intensively hand managed, the grapes reveal a deep and dark Syrah with purple hues. Le Sol is always aromatically pure with a luscious yet elegant mid-palate and a distinctive fine tannin finish.

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.

TASTING NOTE

Inky purple red. Enticing aromatics of boysenberry, blueberry, violets, clove and lightly seared meat. T

he wine exhibits a richness of fruit yet carries an ethereal quality as the fine grained tannins dance gracefully across the palate.

FOOD MATCH

New Zealand lamb RECOMMENDED CELLARING 10 – 15 years from vintage