Bob Campbell is one of only 264 Masters of Wine in the world. An international wine judge, Bob judges wine professionally in ten countries and contributes regularly to publications around the world. His specialty is New Zealand wine which he reviews from an international perspective.

Bilancia La Collina Hawke's Bay NZ Syrah 2008

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96/100 55

Dense, sweet ripe fruit with strong raspberry, currants, plum, floral/violets, vanilla, blck pepper and spicy oak. Powerful wine with linear and lengthy flavours. Supremely elegant Syrah that’s surprisingly accessible although there’s an undercurrent of flavour that will need time to reveal itself. The wine has a great texture - fine-grained with silken sweetness.

Tasted: Apr 2010   Closure: Diam    Average price: NZD $90 (~USD $76)

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