Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Homage Gimblett Gravels Syrah 2017

Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Homage Gimblett Gravels Syrah

Region: Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Vintage: 2017

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Syrah

ABV: 12.5%

Homage is beautifully aromatic with five spice, blackberry and intense red fruits combining with notes of roasted nuts and toasted brioche. These aromas lead to the textural palate with fine tannins and a vibrant acidity. The influence from the time on oak adds a long, spicy finish.

Sourced from company owned vineyards in the Gimblett Gravels sub-region of Hawke's Bay. The soils consist of deep river shingle deposited over time by the Ngaruroro River as it changed course. The exposed greywacke gravel stones absorb and re-radiate heat and are extremely free draining. These are perfect conditions for growing Syrah. The vines are largely 19-year-old mass selection clones.

Founded in 1993, by winemaker John Hancock together with Robert and Robyn Wilson, owners of The Bleeding Heart and The Don in London, Trinity Hill has become a byword for quality and consistency. In 2021, Trinity Hill was bought by a group of New Zealand private investors who are passionate about the wine industry, including Director, Mitch Plaw and his business partners, Craig Turner, Mark Sandelin and Michael Nock. Winemaker Warren Gibson has been with Trinity Hill since 1997. He is also in charge of the 80 hectares of vineyard owned by Trinity Hill and knows Hawkes Bay and the Gimblett Gravels exceptionally well. The wines reflect this. Warren and his team make wines that show the best of what Hawkes Bay and the Gimblett Gravels can produce.