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Bilancia La Collina Hawke's Bay NZ Syrah 2006

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94/100 55

Produced from grapes grown on a steep, terraced hillside in the Gimplett Gravels district of Hawk’e Bay. The wine is dense with ripe, spice and berryfruit flavours. Like the wines of the northern Rhone it is more about texture and complexity than intense fruit flavours. Good food wine with great potential. A very sophisticated Syrah.

Tasted: Sep 2008   Closure: Diam    Average price: NZD $80 (~USD $67)

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