Bilancia
Estate Syrah 2022 750ml

The 2022 vintage was a vintage of two halves; a warm, dry summer followed late February/early March rainfall. Whilst this didn’t hamper the quality of the fruit, it marked a change from previous vintages.

2022 Bilancia Syrah was sourced from a vineyard on the old river gravels in Hawke’s Bay.

The Syrah fruit was crushed to open top vessels with gentle hand plunging of the cap daily during fermentation. The wines were pressed at dryness and run to either older French oak barriques or stainless-steel tanks for the wine to finish malolactic fermentation.

The wine shows dark berry fruits and plums with the underlying, distinctive Hawke’s Bay spice. The palate has balanced acidity with ripe, gentle tannins. A great wine for opening on release, the 2022 Syrah is a vibrant, youthful wine and can be enjoyed immediately but it will also continue to develop over the next four to six years.